Published on Mar 25, 2013
“The Salsa Revolution” is the second episode of a documentary on Latin Music 4 episodes in USA. The first episode is called “Bridges” and you can see here: http://youtu.be/G21uRet7upE THE SALSA REVOLUTION Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvent the Cuban Son and the Puerto Rican Plena, adding elements from Soul and Jazz to create Salsa, que Becomes a defining rhythm for Latinos the world over. Follow the rise and fall of legendary Fania Records with famed artists Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe, and Rubén Blades. Please, support PBS by purchasing the DVD here: http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index …. This documentary is also available on their website: http://video.pbs.org/video/1293757593/ The title of the songs featured in the documentary can be viewed here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa … Explore the evolution of Salsa: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa … Born in New York City in the 1960s and 70s, Salsa is a hybrid of traditional rhythms from Cuba (Son) and Puerto Rico (Bomba and Plena), With influences from Jazz and R & B. Primarily a dance genre, it is Characterized by syncopated rhythm arrangements in key, Spanish lyrics, and a strong rhythmic push punctuated by the trumpet or trombone. The word “Salsa” was used as an umbrella term for a variety of different existing rhythms and song styles (Guaracha, Son, Mambo to name a few), to help market the genre as a uniquely Latin music. Fania Records salsa was the biggest record label, and its artists were truly all-stars. By the late 70s, Salsa had grown far beyond New York, becoming the emblematic music for much of Latin America. Also Salsa grew in political and social consciousness, but, in the 80s, sub-genres: such as the smooth Salsa Romantica Brought the genre great success in Latin America, but did not appeal as much to young Latinos in New York. The Pop Salsa sound developed in the early 90s by producer Sergio George with singers: such as Marc Anthony and La India Brought new Salsa fans onto the dance floors of New York. LATIN MUSIC USA highlights the great American music created by Latinos, and celebrates the Latin rhythms at the heart of jazz, rock, country, and rhythm and blues. It’s a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across five decades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and embraced by all. Narrated by Jimmy Smits. This is a Playlist on YouTube that believes on Cuban music that contains more than 70 music videos with over 50 hours of interviews, documentaries, interviews, concerts and movies on Cuban music: http://www.youtube.com / playlist? list = … Subscribe to or watch other video playing “Three Cuban” Salsa, Cuban and Peruvian music in my YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DonSalser …
