Salsa Music

Caribbean music · dance · rhythm · cultural blend

Born from many styles. Salsa mixed together son cubano, mambo, rumba, cha-cha-cha, jazz, and other Caribbean music styles into one exciting sound that people couldn't resist dancing to.

From many islands. While salsa is mainly influenced by Cuba and Puerto Rico, musicians from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, and even the United States added their own flavors to make it what it is today.

African and European roots. Salsa's rhythm and instruments came from African traditions and European music combined together, creating something completely fresh and new.

Made for dancing. Salsa is a dance music that brings all these musical elements together smoothly so dancers can move and groove without the music sounding choppy or disconnected.

Many instruments blend. Different Latin American instruments work together in salsa music, each adding their own sound to create the rich, layered music that makes people want to jump up and dance.