Salsa music

Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Caribbean and Latin genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad; the style is the primary music played at Latin danceclubs and is the "essential pulse of Latin music", according to author Ed Morales {{ref|essentialpulse}}. Salsa incoporates multiple styles and variations; the term can be used to describe most any form of popular Cuban-derived genres (like chachachá and mambo). Most specifically, however, salsa refers to a particular style developed by the mid-1970s groups of New York City-area Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants to the United States, and stylistic descendants like 1980s salsa romantica. Some people have claimed that salsa's style is primarily Cuban, though it is a hybrid of various Latin styles mixed with pop, jazz, rock and R&B {{ref|sompeople}}.

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Caribbean - Latin - Genre - Cuba - Chachachá - Mambo - 1970 - New York City - Puerto Rica - United States - 1980s - Salsa romantica - Pop - Jazz - Rock - R&B

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Salsa's most close relatives are Cuban mambo and the son orchestras of the early 20th century, as well as Latin jazz. The line between Latin jazz and salsa is not always clear, with many musicians, especially prior to the 1970s, sometimes considered a part of either field {{ref|salsajazz}}.

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Son - Latin jazz

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