Salsa music "Salsa" means 'sauce' in the Spanish language, and carries connotations of the spiciness common in Latin and Caribbean cuisine. In the 20th century, "salsa" acquired a musical meaning in both English and Spanish. In this sense "salsa" has been described as a word with "vivid associations". Cubans and Puerto Ricans in New York have used the term analogously to swing or soul music. In this usage "salsa" connotes a frenzied, "hot" and wild musical experience that draws upon or reflects elements of Latin culture, regardless of the style. Various music writers and historians have traced the use of "salsa" to
Puerto Rican Day Parade did not march, as well as NYPD's Gay Officer Action League and NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill. Additional sponsors to withdraw from the parade include Coca-Cola, AT&T, and the New York Yankees. Puerto Rican salsa singer Willie Colón criticized the parade organizers as having gone too far, while six-time Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican salsa singer Gilberto Santa Rosa himself led the parade procession. After public and corporate backlash, Mayor de Blasio had announced that López Rivera would not be honored at the 2017 parade as López Rivera wished to keep the focus on Puerto Rico rather than himself. Puerto Rican