CUNY Lehman College Salsa the Music of The Youth Revolution Essay
Description
Salsa music presents a conundrum: one the one hand it began as a music of the barrios of New York City while on the other hand it was extremely commercialized almost from the very first day. If someone were to ask you: “Is salsa an authentic music of the people or is it just a commercial creation of a record(s) company(ies)?” After pondering and weighting the issues: how would you answer?
Do so in 1,000-words. [Remember that in a chapter in Glasser’s book My Music is My Flag you have already read about technology and commercialization, and their impact on music; and that for boogaloo (in Johnny Colón’s essay) you read how boogaloo died when it couldn’t get any commercial play. These two readings should be used to frame your essay.] For your answer:
- Use the documentaries Salsa Revolution and Our Latin Thing
- Provide and explain specific examples.
- Discuss the impact of Fania Records on the process.
- Discuss the musicians’ reactions towards commecialization and the standarization of the salsa sound.
- Incorporate the salsa monga (romantic salsa) movement into the argument
Links to some materials:
https://youtu.be/egbHXTLGT9s (Our Latin Thing)
https://vimeo.com/480378922 (Salsa Revolution)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnMGQdanrYw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VIWuwiqysI
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