GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Salsa
- Genre family
- Latin
- 1960s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Salsa
Salsa is a branch of the Latin family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Salsa is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Louie Ramírez, Celia Cruz and Ray Barretto.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreLatin
Current genreSalsa
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1960s starting recordings
01Se me perdió la cartera1966 · Salsa · salsaOpen in new tab 02La adivinanza1966 · Salsa · salsaOpen in new tab 03Permíteme1966 · Salsa · salsaOpen in new tab 04Alma con alma1965 · SalsaOpen in new tab 05Margie1966 · salsaOpen in new tab 06Amarra la yegua1966 · salsaOpen in new tab 07Tremendo guaguanco1966 · salsaOpen in new tab 08Son con guaguancó1966 · salsaOpen in new tab 09Coffee and Bread1967 · SalsaOpen in new tab 10El títere1968 · salsaOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1960s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1960s albums
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