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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 ...
Álvaro José Arroyo González (also known as Joe Arroyo or El Joe; 1 November 1955 – 26 July 2011) was a Colombian salsa and tropical music singer, composer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest performers of Caribbean and salsa music in his country and across Latin America. In 2018 Billboard counted Arroyo's song "La ...
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), [ 1 ] known professionally as Rubén Blades (Spanish: [ruˈβem ˈblaðes], but [- ˈbleðs] in Panama and within the family), [ 2 ] is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the salsa, and Latin jazz genres.
Pedro Navaja. " Pedro Navaja " (English: Peter Blade) is a salsa song written and performed by Rubén Blades from the 1978 collaboration with Willie Colón, Siembra, about a criminal of the same name. [ 1 ]Navaja means "folding knife" in Spanish. Inspired by the song " Mack the Knife ", [ 2 ] it tells the story of a panderer 's life and ...
Music video. "Ven Devórame Otra Vez"on YouTube. In August 2023, Shakiraand Jonathan Enrique covered a one-minute excerpt of "Ven Devórame Otra Vez" for a Sabritaspotato chips commercial.[5] The commercial features Shakira singing the duet with an animated sandwich voiced by Enrique. In October 2023, the song was made available on streaming ...
Mary Wellsincluded her version of the song on her 1966 album The Two Sides of Mary Wells. "Good Lovin'" was the title song of a 2008 album by Australian singer David Campbell. A popular version was by the Grateful Dead, who made it a workhorse of their concert rotation, appearing almost every year from 1969 on.[6]
As of 2024, 338 Latin songs have entered the Hot 100 chart, 1 in 1950s, 1 in 1960s, 2 in 1970s, 1 in 1980s, 5 in 1990s, 36 in 2000s, 80 in 2010s and 212 in 2020s. A total of 22 singles managed to reach the top 10 and 4 have peaked at number 1. Only 5 Latin songs reached the top 10 between 1958 and 2016. Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is the act ...
In 1994, American salsa singer La India recorded the track for her first solo album, Dicen Que Soy (1994), which was produced by Sergio George. "Ese Hombre" is the salsa song responsible for La India's honorific title as the "Princess of Salsa", according to The New York Times. The recording received positive reviews and acclaim from media ...