In the late 60s my life was changed completely. I was introduced Cuban culture, traditions, history, art, music, etc. and to be perfectly honest, I really liked the “flavor”. I enjoyed a style of dancing called Salsa. Rather, I enjoyed watching others do salsa dancing. Me? Dance? I have 2 left feet. LOL.
FUN FACT: Did you know “salsa” was a marketing term invented by American marketers to serve as a catch-all word to lump various forms of Cuban music together and sell it to the Americans?
‘Salsa’ is a 1970’s marketing term coined by New York City music publishers. Their goal was to package the many musical genres popular in Latin America for a US market. The term ‘Salsa’ allowed a single comprehensive grouping on the record shelves. Salsa’s original musical genres, all native to Cuba, centered primarily around son montuno and mambo, together with guaracha, charanga, chachachá, and guaguanco.
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