Salsa
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- Created on: 24-05-14 18:42
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- Salsa
- Origins
- Combination of 'son' and big-band jazz.
- 1960s/1970s
- New York - Largest Latin American community.
- Willie Colon, Celia Cruz.
- Rhythm
- Clave - basic rhythm.
- Son clave rhythm - group of 3 notes and group of 2 notes.
- Instruments
- Combination of son and big-band instruments.
- FRONT LINE
- Trombones
- Trumpets
- Saxophones
- Play the tune
- RHYTHM SECTION
- Congas
- Timables
- Bongos
- Maracas
- Drum Kit
- ACCOMPANIMENT
- Piano
- Spanish/Bass Guitar
- VOCALS
- Soneros (Lead singers)
- Choro (Chorus)
- The Salsa Tune
- 1. Verse
- Main tune
- Sung by the Sonero or played by an instrumentalist
- 2. Montuno
- Chorus
- Sonero or lead instrumentalist improvises and the choro or other instrumentalists answer.
- 3. Mambo
- Break between choruses.
- New music material (e.g. different chords/tune)
- Often played by front line.
- 1. Verse
- Dance steps
- Closed position
- Improvise
- Leader steps forward on the first beat whilst his partner steps back, then they return to their original places.
- Move in time with each other and the music.
- Origins
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