11. Salsa The name salsa literally means 'sauce' It is thought that the word was first used by the Cuban Bandleader Ignacio Pineiro when asking them to play with more heat, to spice up the music.
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16. HINTS TO HEAR FOR SALSA TANGO Clave rhythm, melodic and rhythmic syncopaion, simple harmony Syncopated ostinato rhythm Accented notes melocholic mood Call and response, simple sections followed by coro (improvised section) March-like stacatto phrases Smooth song like passages Sudden changes in dynamics Glissandi
17. Have a go! After looking at everything a salsa contains try and play some of it’s rhythms together.