Today's Salsa CD reviews
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The Lebron Brothers – I Believe
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Salsa and Mambo lovers may be perplexed at this CD, which is really a mix of mambo and Soul music. It needs to be read in the context on when it was released of course and in those days Soul music was the rage. then I say mix of salsa and Soul I do not mean a hybrid style, rather a CD which contains some Latin tracks like 'Solita', 'Tuyo Llegara', 'Run' and 'Enderezate' and some pure Soul music. 'Tuyo Llegara' is a classic and a gorgeous song to dance to, but all together it is my opinion that if dancing mambo or salsa is what you are after you should focus on some other CDs from this band or some of their amazing compilations.. unless you are interested in Soul music too, of course.
| Title | Style | Speed/Pace | Our rank | | Can't Turn It Back On (Yo No Puedo Volverme Atras) | Pop | | 2* | | Solita | NY Mambo | Medium | 3* | | Together (Juntos) | Soul | Fast | 3* | | Tuyo Llegara | NY Mambo | Slow | 4* | | Trap (La Trampa) | Soul | | 3* | | I Believe (Yo Creo) | Pop | | 2* | | Run (Correr) | NY Mambo | Fast | 2* | | Enderezate | Cha Cha Cha | Medium | 2* | | I Knew You Were Gone (Yo Sabia Que Te Ibas) | Pop | | 2* | | Jala Jala Otra Vez | NY Mambo | Fast | 2* |
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| On2? Which On2? I am writing this post to all experienced salsa dancers out there, and in particular to all salsa instructors. I have a question which hopefully will spark ane-mailexchange from which I may understand a few things which are unclear to me. In order to put this into context, first a few 'facts'.
Fact 1 . Roughly speaking, most people dance salsa either On1, or On2 Modern Mambo (NY style) or On2 Classic Mambo (Puerto Rican style also similar to Cuban contratiempo). Today Modern Mambo is used more frequently than Classic Mambo at congresses and salsa classes around the world.. more... |
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| The Salsa 10 Commandments: 1)You shall not dance out of time, 2) You shall not refuse a dance to a less advanced dancer , 3) You shall respect other dancers on the dance floor more...
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| Creativity, Style and Salsa: How can I be creative in my dancing? How does SuperMario come up with his incredible moves? Did Eddie Torres invent NY style? What is style? Who creates a style? What does it mean to be creative anyway?
There are no objective answers to the above questions. They all, one way or the other, depend on subjective views on the artistic expression we call salsa, on what we like, and on what we intend by salsa in the first place. But we can still say reasonable things about the matter and make the creative process clearer and possibly easier. What follows are some thoughts of mine, mostly borrowed from my maths background. I am sure all this must have been said already within the art or humanistic literature, and if you are aware of work in this area please let me know, so that I can learn more. |
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