LIGHT ON – History

How to compress the history of Salsa in a musical composition?

Origin in Africa; arrival to America; first contact with native culture; evolution into different Afro-Caribbean rhythms; Son, Guaguanco, Cha Cha, Bolero, Guajira; consolidation in the Big Apple; Puertorican Salsa; development into different sub genres; Romantic Salsa; spread and propagation through the world; Orquesta de la Luz and Salsa in Japan; what could be its future with the influence of other music styles and the use of new technology.

A history of centuries that is still being written today!

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