Salsa

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  • Created by: 12mw
  • Created on: 24-01-17 14:45
Instruments?
Piano, bass, percussion, claves, cowbells, timbales.
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Texture?
Strong syncopated polyrhythmic texture
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What do the piano and bass add to the rhythm?
They fill out the chords
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Where was salsa developed, and by who?
Developed in New York in the 1960's/70's by Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants
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What were strong elements in in Salsa?
African call and response and strong rhythm
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A composer?
Celia Cruz
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Dance movements?
Steps forwards and backwards, partners in a loose embrace, spins and turns
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Type of rhythm?
Clave
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Strong syncopated polyrhythmic texture

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Where was salsa developed, and by who?

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