salsa band

Latin rhythm group

A salsa band is a musical group that performs salsa, the Latin dance music characterized by Afro-Cuban rhythms, brass sections, and percussion instruments like congas and timbales.

These bands typically feature multiple musicians playing in tight coordination: The salsa band had the whole club dancing by the second song.

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Latin · Cuban · dancing · dance floor · conga line · rhythm · percussion · call and response · clave · trombones · horns · nightclub · live music · tropical · bongos · merengue · son · New York City

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G