Salsa music evolved from Cuban son dance music in New York’s Puerto Rican community in the 1960s-70s.
The many related forms of salsa music include: changüi, pachanga, boogaloo, salsa dura, salsa Colombiana, salsa romántica, and timba.
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Salsa Music in New York City
The Pablo Mayor Folklore Urbano Orchestra Plays Colombian Salsa for Uptown Nights at Harlem Stage
Colombian salsa with jazz and folkloric influences. Plus a DJ’d salsa dance party.
HARLEM STAGE in Manhattanville, West Harlem
Friday, September 22, 2023
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José Alberto “El Canario” Sings Salsa for SummerStage at the Coney Island Amphitheater
A superstar Dominican salsa singer known for his charismatic whistling.
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Willie Colón Headlines the New York Salsa Festival
One of the core players in the FANIA All-Stars New York salsa sound of the 1970s.
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BARCLAYS CENTER, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Saturday, June 10, 2023
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Grupo Niche Plays the New York Salsa Festival
One of the key architects of Salsa Colombiana. “Cali Pachanguero,” “Una Aventura.”
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BARCLAYS CENTER, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Saturday, June 10, 2023
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El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Plays the New York Salsa Festival
“La Universidad de la Salsa” joins Willie Colón, Victor Manuelle, Grupo Niche, Oscar de Leon, Jerry Rivera, Tony Vega, Edgar Joel, and merengueros Oro Sólido, with Bobby Allende and Marc Quiñones.
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BARCLAYS CENTER: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Saturday, June 10, 2023
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New York Salsa Festival 2023 Features Willie Colón, El Gran Combo, Victor Manuelle, Oscar D’Leon and Merengueros Oro Solido
Willie Colón, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Victor Manuelle, Grupo Niche, Oscar de Leon, Jerry Rivera, Tony Vega, Edgar Joel, merengueros Oro Sólido backed merengueros Oro Sólido, backed by a great salsa band directed by Bobby Allende and Marc Quiñones. 🇵🇷 🇩🇴 🇨🇴 🇻🇪
BARCLAYS CENTER: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Bronx Week 2023 Climaxes with the Bronx Week Parade, Food and Arts Festival and Concert
Bronx Week includes a silent disco, skate party, Bronx Walk of Fame induction, parade, food and arts festival, and a concert.
THE BRONX
May 12-21, 2023
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Loisaida Festival 2023 Kicks Off Summer in Alphabet City
Alphabet City starts summer with a family street party.
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Loisaida, East Village/Lower East Side
Sunday, May 28, 2023
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152nd Street Festival 2023 is Basically a Bronx Fiesta Patronales or Taíno Areíto
A Puerto Rican family street fair of live music, dancing, food, artisanal crafts, and activities for little Boricuas. There will be bomba and plena for sure!
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LONGWOOD, THE BRONX
Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday, May 27, 2023
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Flushing Town Hall Presents the Diversity of Queens
Brazil Meets China mini-global music mashup; folk
Sunday, April 16, 2023
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El Barrio Project ~ Caribe salsa
Saturday, April 29, 2023
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Queens Theatre is the Premiere Performing Arts Center in Queens
Cuban, Ecuadorian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Spanish; flamenco, folk, latin alternative, trova; dance, music, theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
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Orquesta Broadway Celebrates 60 Years of New York Cuban Charanga at Aaron Davis Hall
Friday, March 24, 2023
AARON DAVIS HALL
CITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Hamilton Heights, West Harlem
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The Rhythm, Bass And Place: Through the Lens Photography Exhibition Shows Music & Dance as the Heartbeat of Latin New York at the CCCADI
Opens Friday, March 17, 2023
CCCADI
East Harlem, Manhattan
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Gilberto Santa Rosa “De Amor y Salsa” Brings Puerto Rican Salsa to Bergen PAC
Friday, February 24, 2023
BERGEN PAC
Englewood, New Jersey
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Tito Puente is Still “The King of Latin Music”
Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Remember “Tite” Curet Alonso, The Salsa Poet Who Wrote Many Salsa Hits, But is Not Credited
Sunday, February 12, 2023
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Marc Anthony Viviendo Tour Brings Puerto Rican Salsa to Madison Square Garden
Thursday, February 9, 2023
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Chelsea, NYC
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India Joins Gran Combo, Jerry Rivera & Puerto Rican Power for Salsa at Radio City Music Hall
Saturday, Febuary 11, 2023
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
Rockefeller Center, Midtown
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Jerry Rivera Joins Gran Combo, India & Puerto Rican Power for Salsa at Radio City Music Hall
Saturday, Febuary 11, 2023
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
Rockefeller Center, Midtown
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globalFEST 2023 Brings Global Music to David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Sunday, January 15, 2023
DAVID GEFFEN HALL
Lincoln Center
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Remember Roberto Roena, El Señor Bongó!
Monday, January 16, 2023
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Los Hacheros with Jeremy Bosch Play Salsa at The Django
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
THE DJANGO
Tribeca, NYC
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Happy Birthday Eddie Palmieri!
Thursday, December 15, 2022
“El Barrio” East Harlem
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Lalo Rodríguez, Salsa Romantica
Friday, July 26, 2019
SUMMERSTAGE
SOUNDVIEW PARK
Clason Point, The Bronx
Remember Tito Rodríguez ¡El Inolvidable! with Tito Rodríguez Jr, Gilberto Santa Rosa & Friends at Hostos Center
Friday-Sunday, November 11-13, 2022
HOSTOS CENTER
Mott Haven, The Bronx
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Maelo Ruiz Sings Salsa Romántica at Sabor Latino
Saturday, September 24, 2022
SABOR LATINO
Elmhurst, Queens
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La Sonora Ponceña Plays Puerto Rican Salsa at XL Nightlife
Saturday, August 20, 2022
XL Nightlife
Elizabeth, New Jersey
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The CCCADI’s AfriBembé Festival: Sankofa! Celebrates Our African Roots in El Barrio!
Saturday, August 13, 2022
HARLEM ART PARK
“El Barrio” East Harlem
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Tony Succar Joins Issac Delgado’s “Con Tumbao” Timba Band for the Blue Note Jazz Festival at Sony Hall
BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL
Thursday, June 23, 2022
SONY HALL
Times Square Theater District
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The BIG Salsa Festival NYC 2022 Gets The City Dancing Salsa & Bachata
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Thu-Mon, May 26-30, 2022
NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN
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Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros Play Cuban Timba at Terraza 7
Saturday, May 6, 2022
TERRAZA 7
Elmhurst, Queens
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Remember Johnny Pacheco who was La Salsa!
Thursday, March 25, 2022
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Remember Tito Rojas, “El Gallo Salsero”
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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Rubén Blades Brings His SalSwing Album of the Year to Madison Square Garden
Thursday, December 2, 2021
HULU THEATER
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Chelsea, Manhattan
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Tony Succar & India Play Latin Grammy-winning Salsa at The Ritz
Saturday, November 6, 2021
RITZ THEATRE
Elizabeth, New Jersey
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The Salsa Stories Multimedia Pop-Up Salsa Festival is at The Clemente
Thu-Sun, September 2-5, 2021
THE CLEMENTE
Lower East Side
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Tony Succar is The Salsa Renaissance Man
INTERVIEW
June 23, 2021
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New York City’s 1980s Rebound Revolutionized the Music World(s)
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
“El Barrio” East Harlem
Ongoing
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La Excelencia Releases New Video “Machete”
Friday, May 21, 2021
YouTube
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The Tony Succar “Más de Mi” Documentary is a Great Salsa Story and We’re In It
live.tonysuccar.com
Thursday, May 20, 2021
9pm ET
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Bobby Sanabria talks the African-Caribbean Roots of Jazz
Part 1, June 30, 2020
Part 2, July 7, 2020
Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) YouTube & Facebook channels
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Ismael Miranda
Saturday, December 21, 2019
WELLMONT THEATER
Montclair, New Jersey
“El Niño Bonito de la Salsa” is joined by Tito Rojas, Ray de la Paz and Willie Alvarez for a Danceable Salsa Concert
Afro-Latino Festival 2019
Fri-Sat, July 12-13, 2019
DOWNTOWN, Brooklyn
RAMAS Festival ~ Rincón Alternative Music Art Surf
RINCÓN, PUERTO RICO; Fri-Sun Mar 22-24, 2019; Surfing art music festival ~ Big party for the surfers in Puerto Rico this weekend. Yellow Man, Pirulo y La Tribu and Fofé y Los Fetiches headline. “Ja man”
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2018 free music, dance, movies and word
LINCOLN CENTER, Jul 25-Aug 12, 2018, Summer music festival with African, Colombian, Cuban, Ecuadorian, Mexican and Puerto Rican music, dance and word.
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Mambo Legends Orchestra are players from Tito Puente’s orchestra
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING
Damrosch Park Lincoln Center
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Joe Quijano y Su Conjunto Cachana play Midsummer Night Swing
Eddie Torres & Maria Torres teach Salsa on2. Eddie is the founder of New York Salsa on2.
Midsummer Night Swing
Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
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FANIA All Stars Live in Africa
Museum of the City of New York
East Harlem, Manhattan
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
18th Latin Grammy Awards 2017 Nominees & Winners
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada / Univision
Thursday, November 16, 2017
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La Salsa Vive puts Salsa legends from the 1970s and 1980s back on stage
Madison Square Garden
Chelsea, Manhattan
On Sale April 14, 2017
Concert
Friday, November 10, 2017
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ColombiaFest IV Cultural Trade Fair
Penn Plaza Pavilion
401 Seventh Ave
(at 33rd St)
Chelsea, Manhattan
Saturday – Sunday
October 21 – 22, 2017
‘I Like it Like That’ ~ Boogaloo
Pete Rodriguez sang it in 1967. Darnell Martin made it a movie in 1994. Tito Nieves covered it in 1997. David Maldonado made it a musical in 2016.
Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
September 22, 2016 – January 29, 2017
Tony Succar’s Unity Project
If you like Michael Jackson and Salsa, you will love this.
NYC Salsa Music Scene
New York is one of the world’s salsa music capitals.
NY Salsa Music Clubs
Some salsa dance parties also have live salsa music.
Gonzalez y Gonzalez Mexican restaurant in Greenwich Village has live salsa music for dancing most Thursdays-Sundays.
Taj II, a lounge in the Flatiron District, hosts Talia Casto-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj with live salsa music for dancing.