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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] with elements ...
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album is an honor presented annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.
The Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album was awarded from 2000 to 2003. In its first year the award was titled Best Salsa Performance.In 2004 this award was combined with the award for Best Merengue Album as the Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album.
The surprise streaming star of the album arrived in “Baile Inolvidable,” a salsa track which went #1 on the U.S. Apple Music chart.
Celia Cruz (1925 –2003) was a Salsa music singer and actress winner of multiples accolades. Heralded as the Queen of Salsa Music, [1] or Queen of Latin Music, [2] [3] [4] Celia is one of the best-selling Latin music artists, with over 10 million records sold. [5]
In June 1985, Billboard magazine established Tropical Albums (initially called Tropical/Salsa Latin Albums), [1] a chart that ranks the best-selling tropical albums in the United States. The chart was published on a fortnightly basis with its positions being compiled by sales data from Latin music retailers and distributors.
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.
American singer and songwriter Marc Anthony has achieved various awards and nominations through his career since his debut in the 1990s. Known as the "King of Salsa Music", he is the all-time best-selling Salsa artist, [1] and one of the best-selling Latin singers of all-time.