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Celebrate Celia Cruz's 100th birthday: Live salsa, lectures, demos at IU

Four days of celebrations for the 100th birthday of Latina Celia Cruz, known as the queen of salsa, begins Sept. 3 at Indiana ...
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Salsa is a Latin music style that found its footing in NYC

On Aug. 23, 1973, the legendary salsa label, Fania, gathered together all its stars for a concert to end all concerts — in ...
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Salsa y Salsa brings 2-day sauce-making contest, concert to Watsonville youth center

Both definitions of salsa will be present for the return of a two-day event at the Gene Hoularis and Waldo Rodriguez Youth Center in Watsonville, featuring a salsa-making contest and a live salsa ...
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Caribbean Latinos nurture island roots by protecting salsa music ...

Salsa is a relic of the Caribbean diaspora, birthed by migrants and immigrants in New York City in the 1960s. It cultivated the sounds of Puerto Rican, Cuban, and African cultures and has become a ...
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Legendary Salsa Pianist Eddie Palmieri Dies At 88 - MSN

Eddie Palmieri, the groundbreaking pianist and composer, whose innovations shaped the golden age of salsa in New York City, has died at 88 after an extended illness. From founding La Perfecta in ...
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Salsa, folklore and timba: Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble encourages musical ...

No experience in Afro-Latin music is necessary to join — just a readiness to learn and explore. Sebastian Andrews ’25 joined SALJE during spring quarter of his freshman year after taking jazz ...