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Salsa
- Genre family
- Latin
- 1960s recordings
- 5
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 and Ray Barretto.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreLatin
Current genreSalsa
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1960s · United States · Salsa
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
5 recordings1960s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1960s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1960s albums
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