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Latin Music USA: The Salsa Revolution
Latin Music USA: The Salsa Revolution
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Based on mini series Latin Music USA, aired on PBS in 2010
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1
Hector Levoe music style was
mix of disco and latin
authentic Puerto Rican countryside
city street
rock and roll
2
Fania Records was started by . . .
Willie Colon and Hector Levoe
Celia Cruz and Cheo Feliciano
Willie Colon and Ruben Blades
Johnny Pacheco and Jerry Masucci
3
The music is called salsa because . . .
chips and salsa is the artists' favorite food.
it is a mix of different styles of music and dance.
the creators were in a Mexican restaurant when they named it
the music and dance is hot and spicy
4
People of Puerto Rican descent born in New York
Chicanos
New Yorkers
Latinos
Nuyoricans
5
Fania Records existed under Jerry Masucci from . . .
from the 1960's to 1989.
from 1971 to the present day.
the early 1920's to the 1970's.
the mid 1960's to 1979.
6
Celia Cruz was a legendary singer from
New York City
Cuba
Panama
Puerto Rico
7
Willie Colon is a famous
saxophone player
singer
drummer
trombonist
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Jerry Masucci . . .
was a big risk taker musically and financially.
was a former NYC cop.
cleverly took the most profit for his artists' work.
was a genius for picking hit songs.
9
Willie Colon began performing when he was
14 years old
20 years old
18 years old
9 years old
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Larry Harlow
played in popular African American orchestras as a teen.
grew up in a Russian Jewish family of musicians.
learned from listening to Latin pianists' records.
liked the Latin music he heard walking to school.
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Harlem's predminately Latin neighborhood
Manhattan
el barrio
the hood
the streets
