Salsa

Salsa Salsa is a collective term that encompasses several Afro-Latino musical forms. It replaced, beginning in the 1970s, the older term »Latin music« and for a long time was accepted only begrudgingly by traditionalist musicians. Salsa takes its name from a Spanish word meaning »gravy« or »sauce.« The word salsa was traditionally used by Cuban musicians as an interjection of encouragement or enthusiasm during musical performances. An important antecedent in the use of this terminology in the…