{"id":8628,"date":"2018-05-29T10:31:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T14:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=8628"},"modified":"2022-07-06T16:30:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:30:40","slug":"salsa-music-history-part-7-salsa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2018\/05\/29\/salsa-music-history-part-7-salsa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Salsa Music History, Part 7: Salsa Today"},"content":{"rendered":"
With all things working against it, Salsa music in general, and Salsa Dura in particular, still had a healthy heartbeat.<\/p>\n
Salsa artists, particularly the old-school ones, were acclaimed in major U.S. cities where competition wasn’t as tough. Spain, France, and Germany still welcomed Salseros with open arms. And Central and South American cities like Panam\u00e1, Caracas, Lima, and Cali, became safe havens for Salseros.<\/p>\n
These sites validated to artists that Salsa was not dead! Not even close. These countries did embrace the Salsa Rom\u00e1ntica kings, princes, and queens. However, they also adored their old-school idols. They knew their history and repertoire as well as fans in San Juan, Miami, or New York.<\/p>\n
With this spark, the move to a return to Salsa Dura surged. Salseros started asking for heavier, more beefy music. Fans got tired of the \u201cSalsa Monga\u201d (soft Salsa), as they scornfully called \u201cSalsa Rom\u00e1ntica\u201d. Therefore, in the new millennium, the old became new again.<\/p>\n
Promoters started reuniting the old orchestra-singer duo. Barretto was doing gigs with Tito Allen and Adalberto Santiago. Similarly, Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz made such a huge comeback. They recorded one of their Live performances into a CD. Oscar D\u2019Le\u00f3n came out with a CD called \u201cFormula Original\u201d (original formula). For this recording, he retook his old \u201cSalsa Mayor\u201d band type of arrangements to infuse his dormant CD sales with new life.<\/p>\n