Rhythm; Dance; Music style. A blend of different Caribbean rhythms and music styles, strongly influenced by the Cuban Son, which started it's way out to the world from 'El Barrio' in New York during the early sixties. From there it was first spread to the Americas (North, Central and South) and then all the other continents. Important instruments are timbal, conga, bongo, claves (all percussion), trumpet / trombone and latin piano. The dance is a 3 step pattern (on a 4/4 measure) with quick-quick-slow rhythm. (kr) See also: My attempt on ' What's Salsa?' ( ' Was ist Salsa')
A Mexican sauce of tomatoes, onions, green chilies and cilantro. Make it at home, or buy it fresh, canned or bottled. Green salsa, or salsa verde, is made with tomatillos. Also, any sauce of fresh chopped fruits and / or vegetables.
First named so during the 60's, the salsa was popularized by the record industry in the mid-70's to categorize the sensuous and hot Latin dance music of the time : Mambo, Chachacha, Guaguanco and Guajira. The salsa style features "hot" arrangements of horn-based ensembles. Read the Rhythms of Salsa by Vincente.
Sauce. Usually refers to a tomato-based condiment used to dip or to accent dishes. If the salsa is uncooked, as in Pico De Gallo, it is referred to as "salsa cruda." If it is processed, in Tex Mex lingo, this is called "chile." If cooked and then bottled, this is called "picante".
According to singer Celia Cruz, salsa is just a different way of naming Cuban music. It is the mambo, the chachachá, the son... all Cuban rhythms combined under an only name. But salsa in itself was born in New York toward the end of the 60's, created by musicians of the poor Latin neighborhoods. When it transcended Latin audiences, the word was imposed as a generic term to refer to the whole group of Latin music styles, from the boogaloo to the mambo, right through to the old son and including Latin house. Cubans rejected this term for a considerable period of time, but they did eventually accept it.
Latin dance music originally developed in Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York, now thriving in Puerto Rico.
A thick and spicy cold relish made from tomatoes.
a combination of tomato, onion, pepper, vinegar, herbs and spices. Available in chunky-style and varying degrees of hotness
( sahl sah ) literally means 'sauce' in Spanish. The term has been used as a marketing tool to refer to New York based Cuban and Puerto Rican dance music based on the Cuban Son. The salsa orchestra usually includes congas, bongos, timbales, bass, piano, tres guitar, horn section and lead and chorus singers. Salsa bands sometimes play bombas, plenas, and merenges, but most often play the son montuno or mambo rhythm. Spanish is the language of Salsa.
A mild to hot spicy sauce served with chips and dip. see also dip
dip or condiment of tomatoes, onions, chilis, cilantro, spices, etc.
a type of Latin American dance music with jazz influences
An umbrella term encompassing a myriad of mid to up–tempo Afro–Cuban and Latin rhythms and styles including: chachachá, mambo, son, cumbia, guajira, guaracha, songo, which may sound similar to untrained ears. For a more detailed treatment, look up the separate article.
Spicy, thick, cold relish made from tomatoes, chillis and fruit, usually used as a dip.
generally an uncooked mixture of chile, tomatoes, onions.
New York Puerto Rican adaption of Afro-Cuban music.
a distillation of many Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances
a Latin American style of dance with Cuban origins
Latin jazz; particularly music that favors the Afro-Cuban elements
A popular Latin nightclub dance which evolved as a modified form of Mambo.
1. Spanish for sauce. 2. Traditionally, a Mexican cold sauce made from tomatoes flavored with cilantro, chiles and onions. 3. Generally, a cold chunky mixture of fresh herbs, spices, fruits and/or vegetables used as a sauce or dip.
"Spicy"; collective term for Latin-American dance music, especially forms of Afro-Cuban origin.
A sauce mixed with tomatoes, onions, chili, and cilantro. Traditionally served as a side dip to most Mexican dishes.
The Mexican word for "sauce," salsa may be made with a variety of ingredients and may be fresh or cooked. Green salsa, usually made with tomatillos and green chile, is called "salsa verde." Recipe: Zesty Artichoke Salsa
a collective label for contemporary Latin American dance music, based principally on the styles and forms of Afro-Cuban urban popular tradition
SAHL-sah] The Spanish word for sauce, Salsa has come to mean a cold, uncooked sauce made from tomatoes, onions, chiles and cilantro. Many different varieties are available in stores everywhere and are canned, jarred or refrigerated. Salsas can range in flavor and spiciness, from mild to very hot. In the U.S., salsa is usually used as a dip, but can also be used as an ingredient in cooking or as a condiment.
a musical genre developed in Puerto Rico combining musical genres and traditions from American jazz, Cuban son and African rhythms
A popular tomato based condiment
A relish or dip made from tomatoes, usually quite coarse in texture.
A contemporary word for hot, up-tempo, creative Latin music, it means "gravy" or "sauce." Originally it was used as a descriptive such as "swinging" or "funky." The origins of the current usage are obscure, but it began to circulate in the late 1960s.
literally "sauce," a name describing the popular music of Cuban origin first appearing in New York in the late 1960s.
The Mexican word for "sauce." There are many varieties: cooked and uncooked, chunky to smooth, green to red, hot to mild.
First Latin music genre created outside of Latin America. A fusion of early Cuban rhythms with American jazz, funk and soul creating a danceable style of music thought to be the most recognized amongst all of the Latin styles.
Popular hybrid of Cuban son music and percussion, and North American jazz instrumentation. Developed in New York City and popularized throughout Latin America
Afro-Cuban style developed in New York's Puerto Rican community in the '40s and then reinterpreted all over the Caribbean
A popular form of Latin-American dance music, characterized by Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Cuban big-band dance melodies and elements of jazz and rock. - Category: Equipment and Gear
The Spanish (and Italian) word for "sauce," salsa usually refers to cooked or fresh combinations of fruits and/or vegetables. The most popular being the Latino mixture of tomatoes and chile peppers.
