Salsa
Salsa is a genre. Defining acts include Willie Colón, Adolescent's Orquesta, Frankie Ruiz, Grupo Niche and Eddie Santiago, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Salsa grew out of tropical music, boogaloo, Latin jazz, Latin American classical music and Latin funk. Its influence carried into boogaloo, Timba, Latin pop, Mambo and Latin jazz, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 12 connections around Salsa. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Salsa came from and where it led.
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Salsa connections
Salsa grew out of tropical music, boogaloo, Latin jazz and Latin American classical music, went on to shape boogaloo, Timba, Latin pop and Mambo. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
What influenced Salsa
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