Cuban son leads to New York Salsa.
Cuban son leads to Latin jazz.
Cuban son, Latin jazz and New York Salsa combine in Havana to produce Songo or Cuban Salsa. Irakere came on the scene in the late '70s with a style of Latin jazz that incorporated soaring jazz brass with quite traditional Cuban rhythms, and punctuated by electric guitars and a funky bass. In the years since, Irakere music has been characterized by a hot jazz sound with a very danceable beat. Most of the songs on this album are Salsa Cubana, some sounding very much like the original NY salsa of years past. Then after plenty of straight-ahead Salsa Cubana, the CD is finished off with a mighty rumba.