GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Salsa
- Genre family
- Latin
- Starting 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 Don Omar, Celia Cruz and Luis Frank.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreLatin
Current genreSalsa
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Se me perdió la cartera1966 · Salsa · salsaOpen in new tab 02La adivinanza1966 · Salsa · salsaOpen in new tab 03Permíteme1966 · Salsa · salsaOpen in new tab 04Ven morena2005 · salsaOpen in new tab 05Gata gangster2003 · Salsa · reggaetonOpen in new tab 06La batidora2004 · SalsaOpen in new tab 07Campanas navideñas (Sleigh Ride)2008 · Salsa · salsaOpen in new tab 08To Be in Love2014 · salsaOpen in new tab 09La gozadera2016 · salsaOpen in new tab 10No me lo creo2022 · salsaOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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