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Salsa music. Salsa music is a style of Caribbean music, combining elements of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and American influences. Because most of the basic musical components predate the labeling of salsa, there have been many controversies regarding its origin. Most songs considered as salsa are primarily based on son montuno and son Cubano, [10 ...
Salsa is a Latin American dance, associated with salsa music. It originated in the late Eastern Cuba in the 1940's [ 1 ] and gained popularity in New York in 1960. Salsa is a mixture of Cuban dances, such as mambo, pachanga, and rumba, as well as American dances such as swing and tap. This dance is often performed with a partner.
The music of Cuba, including its instruments, performance, and dance, comprises a large set of unique traditions influenced mostly by west African and European (especially Spanish) music. [ 1 ] Due to the syncretic nature of most of its genres, Cuban music is often considered one of the richest and most influential regional music in the world.
Tresillo (/ trɛˈsiːjoʊ / tres-EE-yoh; Spanish pronunciation: [tɾeˈsiʎo]) is a rhythmic pattern (shown below) [1][2] used in Latin American music. It is a more basic form of the rhythmic figure known as the habanera. Tresillo is the most fundamental duple-pulse rhythmic cell in Cuban and other Latin American music.
La Bamba (song) " La Bamba " (pronounced [la ˈβamba]) is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". [1] The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit on the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine ′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs ...
Zumba Fitness, LLC. Zumba is a fitness program that involves cardio and Latin-inspired dance. It was founded by Colombian dancer and choreographer Beto Pérez in 2001. [1] It currently has 200,000 locations, with 15 million people taking classes weekly, and is located in 180 countries. [2][3] Zumba is a trademark owned by Zumba Fitness, LLC.
Linda Bell Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), known professionally as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop.La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album for the Intensamente La India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel album.
The name Bio Ritmo is a Spanglish word play on the term Biorhythm, the hypothetical description for the rhythm of life. [ 1 ] The eight to ten member ensemble, led by Marlysse Simmons, is known for a classic Nuyorican salsa sound made famous by the Fania All Stars in the 1970s, that combines African Caribbean rhythms from son , bomba , plena ...