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Salsa gorda is a music genre, a kind of salsa music also known as salsa dura. The name salsa dura has been associated with a movement in salsa back to the old barrio sounds and harder edged tones of New York Salsa from the Golden Days of the 1970’s. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Spanish Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos. ...
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History
Early History and Origins of Salsa dura Salsa dura (lit. "hard salsa") was a phrase that was first coined in the late 70's in New York City. It is no different from the salsa music of the 70's, and it's origins are the same. The term salsa dura has also been referred to as a sub-genre of salsa music. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...
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The birth of the Salsa Dura Bands It was until the late 90's that the phrase re-surfaced in New York City. During this time salsa dura bands began to form and record long, flowing tunes tailored to the dancer, and not necessarily commercial radio. Most of the bands formed in Spanish Harlem, and in the Bronx "El Condado de la Salsa". The dance community responded by catering almost exclusively to playing salsa dura at events world wide such as a salsa congress. 125th Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio, is a neighborhood in the East Harlem area of New York City, in the north-eastern part of the borough of Manhattan. ...
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In 1997, this term was used for the first time to describe a salsa festival that met some of the characteristics of a professional congress. ...
Notable Salsa Dura Bands
Veteran Bands Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Jimmy Bosch, Wayne Gorbea, Los Jovenes del Barrio, to name a few have helped the rise of salsa dura. Spanish Harlem Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra in the United States founded by Aaron Levinson and Oscar Hernandez. ...
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Young Blood Bands La Excelencia of the Bronx are the youngest of the salsa dura artist creating a new generation of fans and it's fast growing craze around the world. La Excelencia is a young Latin dance music orchestra in the United States founded by percussionists Jose Vazquez-Cofresi and Julián Silva in 2001. ...
Why Salsa Dura and not just Salsa? Due to the popularity of commercial artist playing salsa monga (also known as salsa romantica) which is more for listening, the term salsa dura would help identify danceable salsa. Salsa monga, also known as salsa romántica, is a sub-genre of salsa music that between the mid 1980s and early 1990s in New York and Puerto Rico. ...
Also known as Salsa Monga (Limp Salsa) is a commercialized toned down version of salsa music that emerged in the mid 80s. ...
Lyrics and Themes
Lyrics Salsa Dura lyrics are about what's going on in the Barrio, they can be informative, funny, sad, festive, or even romantic without being salsa monga. Look up barrios in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Salsa monga, also known as salsa romántica, is a sub-genre of salsa music that between the mid 1980s and early 1990s in New York and Puerto Rico. ...
Arrangements Salsa Dura arrangements have a stong percussion feel and gridy brass section. The arrangements can be written for a conjuto, sonora, or orchestra with or without saxophones (Note: Saxes are usually used in mambo arrangements). Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ...
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Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ...
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Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ...
Mambo is a Cuban musical form and dance style. ...
Rise to Popularity 2007 has been the year that salsa dura has gained widespread popularity around the world. "El Cantante", a movie about famous salsa vocalist Hector Lavoe, and the Broadway musical of Celia Cruz have already brought much interest to the salsa dura sound. Projects like these are setting the table for bigger things to come. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
El Cantante (2007) is an American film, released in the United States on August 3, 2007. ...
Héctor Lavoe (30 September 1946–29 June 1993) was a well-known salsa singer during the 1970s and 1980s whose name is frequently associated with trombonist Willie Colón. ...
Celia Cruz (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a three-time Grammy Award and four-time Latin Grammy winning Afro-Cuban-American salsa singer who spent most of her career living in New Jersey, and working in the United States and several Latin American countries. ...
The Young Generation Returns The young Latino communities in major cities like New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles are identifying more with salsa dura. The increase of the new generation of fans has brought live bands back on the club scene and on the radio. // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ...
New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...
Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ...
Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ...
The Rise of the Tribute bands Today many tribute bands have begun to form all over the world, as well as cover bands popularizing themselves by remaking salsa tunes that have been forgotten and/or hits and selling albums with these tracks. Many of vocalist in these bands also tend to imitate soneros of yester years salseros. In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...
Disc Jockeys' Henry Knowles, Polito Vega, Coco Cabrera, Willie Medina, Vicky Sola, just to name a few have been one of the strong forces spinning salsa dura. Knowles has become an ambassador of the salsa Disc Jockey's spinning in venues all over the world. Many have followed in his foot steps and begun to spin salsa dura in the countries that he has visited. For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ...
Publications Latin Beat Magazine is one of the forces behind the salsa dura scene. The magazine has help salsa fans to be introduced to salsa musicians, DJ's, radio stations, and many types of whole-sellers and vendors. LaVoz Magazine is another publication that has been pushing the salsa dura scene. Most of their issues feature worthy salsa artist and dancers alike. A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...
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Music Stores and Wholesalers Casa Amadeo, Casa Latina, Barrio Music Center, and GB Records have helped the salsa dura world by selling CD's, Videos, and other merchandise to fans around the world.
Web Sites Many web sites have sprung up all over promoting salsa dura and the dancing community all over the globe. Concert information, and salsa dura dance socials are usually the topics and pictures and videos can be seen.
Radio, Internet Radio, Satellite Radio Radio shows around the world have helped maintain salsa dura on the airwaves, internet, and satellite receivers. Mainly salsa dura is featured on specialty shows on major Latino radio stations, independent radio programs, or on college campuses.
A Change for Salsa Dura
The fall of Salsa Monga Due to the popularity of salsa dura, in the clubs and on the dance floor, salsa monga has begun to decline. Dancers find salsa dura the most popular at dance socials. Salsa romántica, also known as salsa monga, is a sub-genre of salsa music that emerged in the mid 1980s in New York and Puerto Rico. ...
The fall of Reggaeton Even amongst the popularity of reggaeton, salsa dura has overcome the movement, and soneros are being heard once again. Salsa dura is the original hip-hop of the Latinos. The young Latino communities have begun to embrace salsa dura due to it's lyrics about social issues, culture, political views, and injustices. Reggaeton (also spelled Reggaetón, and known as Reguetón and Reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular with Latin American (or Latino) youth during the early 1990s and spread over the course of 10 years to North American, European, Asian, and Australian audiences. ...
A sonero is, in a strict sense, a man or woman who sings or plays the Afro-Cuban son, but today usually refers to the improvising lead singer in the salsa style. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Hip hop (disambiguation). ...
Latino refers to people living in the US of Latin American nationality and their US-born descendants. ...
// The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ...
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