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'''Salsa dura''', also known as '''salsa gorda''', describes [[salsa (music)|salsa music]] from the 1950s, which emphasizes strong percussion and horns over vocals as a revival of the rhythm and energy of classic [[guaracha]]. This is in contrast to [[Salsa romántica|salsa romantica]], from mid-1980s to the present.
'''Salsa dura''', also known as '''salsa gorda''', describes [[salsa (music)|salsa music]] from the 1970s, which emphasizes strong percussion and horns over vocals. This is in contrast to [[Salsa romántica|salsa romantica]], from the 1990s to the present.

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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.09.04/salsa-0424.html Big Willie Style], a Metro Newspapers article on salsa dura/gorda and Willie Rosario.

* [http://descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Article22?7RmHoSKR;;146 Making Salsa Dura Harder], an article on some of the history of Salsa Dura, and thoughts on its future.
* [http://descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Article22?7RmHoSKR;;146 Making Salsa Dura Harder], an article on some of the history of Salsa Dura, and thoughts on its future.



Revision as of 03:27, 17 April 2012

Salsa dura, also known as salsa gorda, describes salsa music from the 1970s, which emphasizes strong percussion and horns over vocals. This is in contrast to salsa romantica, from the 1990s to the present.