History of Salsa

By: Jhonaison Ledezma-

Daniela Ordoñez
9-2
Salsa Origins

• On the island of Cuba started an extra ordinary big

variety of rhythms and kinds of music. The Spaniards
had a strong musical tradition, which they took with
them to the New World.
• They let the slaves free to practice their own
utterance of music and dance. Central into the music
from the slaves of Africa was the drum and the
rhythm.
Salsa Origins

• The Spaniards took their European instruments with them,

such as guitar, piano and different kind of wind
instruments. Melody played a central part of the European
music. Out of this mixing of African rhythms and European
melody's is started the multitude of Cuban music.
• After World War II, many Latinos under which people from
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Venezuela where going to
live in the United States, most of them went to New York.
This is where salsa initially started to develop. North
American influences in jazz, gave its elements in salsa.
Salsa Origins

• On which moment in the 70’s, the name "salsa" is

accepted as the collective noun for the Latin-American
rhythms.
• Immigrants from Puerto Rico abandoned Puerto Rican
folklore music, in favor of Afro-Cuban music.
• Puerto Rican musicians and musicians from other Latin
American countries had a considerable hand in the
preservation and development of this music in the U.S.
and their interpretation actually created something new
and different to what was being played in Cuba.
Salsa Origins

• They began mixing dance music, jazz, new

troubadour, the Timba and Latin rock. Many of
these structural changes or developments with
the more modern styles created the new salsa,
which is the salsa that we are familiar with.
Some Musicians of Salsa
• Ismael Miranda
• Afro Cubans All • El Gran Combo
Stars
• Tito Puente
• Celia Cruz
• Oscar D’ Leon
• Fania All Stars
• Hector Lavoe
• Joe Arroyo
• Marc Anthony
• La India
And the list never
• Johnny Pachecho
ends……
Salsa Main Instruments

• The Timbales A pair of skinned drums played

with a pair of sticks.
• The Marimbula A finger piano brought to Cuba
by slaves from Santo Domingo.
• The Guiro A carved gourd played by scraping it
with a stick
• The Conga Drum A skinned drum played with the
palms.
• The Bongos A pair of round drums held in the
knees and struck with the hand.
Other Salsa Instruments:

• Trombone
• Trumpet
• Piano
• Violin
• Guitar
• Bass
• Flute
• Saxophone
BENEFITS OF LISTENING THIS
SALSA MUSIC

Listening to music has been a

proven method to raise endorphins
in the body, and physical exercise is
also a natural way to succeed in
doing the exact same thing for the
human body
THANKS FOR
YOUR
ATTENTION!!!