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'''Salsa dura''', also known as '''salsa brava''' or '''salsa gorda''',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Waxer|first1=Lise A.|title=The City of Musical Memory: Salsa, Record Grooves and Popular Culture in Cali, Colombia|date=2002|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|location=[[Middletown, CT]]|page=6|isbn=9780819564429|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSEvXZKSHxsC}}</ref> is a style of [[salsa music]] developed in the 1970s with an emphasis on the instrumental part of the music (piano, bass, horns, percussion, etc.) over the lead vocals. The genre originated in [[New York City]] where large ensembles such as [[Fania All-Stars]] adapted the salsa genre to a [[descarga]] format. Modern salsa dura bands include [[Orquesta SCC]], [[Spanish Harlem Orchestra]], Wayne Gorbea, [[Oscar D'Leon]], [[Edwin Perez (singer)]], [[Jimmy Bosch]], La Maxima 79, Tromboranga, and [[Orquesta La 33]]. The term is often used in contrast to [[salsa romántica]], the [[Latin pop|Latin pop-oriented]] subgenre of salsa that has predominated since the late 1980s.
'''Salsa dura''', also known as '''salsa brava''' or '''salsa gorda''',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Waxer|first1=Lise A.|title=The City of Musical Memory: Salsa, Record Grooves and Popular Culture in Cali, Colombia|date=2002|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|location=[[Middletown, CT]]|page=6|isbn=9780819564429|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSEvXZKSHxsC}}</ref> is a style of [[salsa music]] developed in the 1970s with an emphasis on the instrumental part of the music (piano, bass, horns, percussion, etc.) over the lead vocals. The genre originated in [[New York City]] where large ensembles such as [[Fania All-Stars]] adapted the salsa genre to a [[descarga]] format. Modern salsa dura bands include [[Orquesta SCC]], [[Spanish Harlem Orchestra]], Wayne Gorbea, [[Oscar D'Leon]], [[Edwin Perez (singer)]], [[Jimmy Bosch]], La Maxima 79, Tromboranga, and [[Orquesta La 33]]. The term is often used in contrast to [[salsa romántica]], the [[Latin pop|Latin pop-oriented]] subgenre of salsa that has predominated since the late 1980s.

Latest revision as of 15:14, 23 September 2024

Salsa dura, also known as salsa brava or salsa gorda,[1] is a style of salsa music developed in the 1970s with an emphasis on the instrumental part of the music (piano, bass, horns, percussion, etc.) over the lead vocals. The genre originated in New York City where large ensembles such as Fania All-Stars adapted the salsa genre to a descarga format. Modern salsa dura bands include Orquesta SCC, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Wayne Gorbea, Oscar D'Leon, Edwin Perez (singer), Jimmy Bosch, La Maxima 79, Tromboranga, and Orquesta La 33. The term is often used in contrast to salsa romántica, the Latin pop-oriented subgenre of salsa that has predominated since the late 1980s.

References

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  1. ^ Waxer, Lise A. (2002). The City of Musical Memory: Salsa, Record Grooves and Popular Culture in Cali, Colombia. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780819564429.
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  • Big Willie Style, a Metro Newspapers article on salsa dura/gorda and Willie Rosario.
  • Making Salsa Dura Harder, an article on some of the history of Salsa Dura, and thoughts on its future.e reccion de Charlie Palmieri,