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Salsa
Salsa
Salsa music videos from the New York-Caribbean canon: Celia Cruz heat, Fania brass, and the dancefloor anthems that defined Latin music worldwide.
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Fania All Stars ft Oscar D'Leon, Milly Quezada, El Canario and others - Quitate Tu (Yo Soy La Salsa)
Fania All Stars ft Oscar D'Leon, Milly Quezada, El Canario and others - Quitate Tu (Yo Soy La Salsa)Fania All StarsCelia Cruz - Oye Como Va (Video Version)
Celia Cruz - Oye Como Va (Video Version)Celia CruzConga
CongaGloria EstefanCelia Cruz - Quimbara
Celia Cruz - QuimbaraCelia CruzLa Vida Es Un Carnaval - Celia Cruz
La Vida Es Un Carnaval - Celia CruzCelia Cruz
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the number-one salsa artist?
Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa, is the consensus answer across the Caribbean and the diaspora. Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, and the Fania All-Stars sit right beside her in the New York salsa canon that defined the genre worldwide.
Where did salsa come from?
Salsa crystallized in New York in the 1960s-70s as Cuban son, mambo, and Puerto Rican traditions met big-band brass and street dancefloor energy. Labels like Fania Records turned that sound into a global movement.
How is salsa different from merengue?
Salsa is built on a clave-driven Cuban/Puerto Rican foundation with complex syncopation; merengue is the Dominican two-step: faster, straighter, accordion- and brass-forward. Both are Latin dancefloor pillars, but they move the body differently.