A Harlem-born New York original, the percussionist, composer and bandleader helped define Latin jazz and lay the groundwork for 1970s salsa. By Ed Morales Ernest Anthony Puente, known as Tito, was ...
Salsa is more than dance music. For Latino communities in the United States and the world, it’s a soundtrack of identity, pride, and survival. It all began in New York, especially across Spanish ...
nmahmain copy 39088020678926 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "The story of New York salsa--an up-tempo performance of percussive Latin music and Afro-Caribbean-infused dance- ...
His albums and performances with Apollo Sound brought new complexity to the genre in the 1970s. His group was still getting the crowds dancing decades later. By Neil Genzlinger Roberto Roena, a dancer ...
If you plan on discussing the origins of salsa, you'd better make a large pot of Café Rico coffee. You're going to be arguing late into the night. There are multiple definitions of the music as well ...