Salsa Cubana

Cuba wouldn’t be Cuba, without salsa, the sexy Latin music style that originated in Havana in the 19th century.  A fusion of Latin American and African Caribbean music genres and dance styles including the French Danzón, African rhumba, Cuban Son and Spanish Flamenco guitar, Cuba became a hot spot for US jazz musicians after American soldiers discovered it during the wartime forties.  Today the salsa is an infectious mix of tango, mambo, flamenco and other Latin dance styles and Cuba, Puerta Rico and the US all have their own versions.