He Popular bank of Puerto Rico This Sunday it presents its 31st Christmas special “Salsa: Flavor and Evolution”, the first music and film project that the institution dedicates exclusively to the Caribbean genre.
Through the piece, viewers will be able to discuss some data about the creation, development and development of salsa with the help of artists and connoisseurs of this genre, including Professor Elmer González, said a statement from the banking company.
Gilberto Santa Rosa, Oscar D’ León, La India, Luis Enrique, Domingo Quiñones, José Alberto “El Canario”, Luisito Carrión, Michael Stuart, Norberto Vélez, Choco Orta, Rafa Pabón, Aymeé Nuviola, Pirulo, Luis Vázquez, Zayra Pola , Manolito Rodríguez and Willito Otero are some of the artists involved in the work.
Some of the songs that are part of the Christmas special are “Siembra”, “La Rueda”, “Fuego en el 23”, “Cúcala”, “Oriza”, while Santa Rosa three of their biggest hits “Conciencia”, “Let you love” and “rain”.
The visual direction of the project was handled by Julio César Torres and Juanky Álvarez, while the musical part was directed by Luis Amed Irizarry together with José David Pérez, Antonio Caraballo, Tiffany Román Louk, Josué Deprat and Diego Centeno, and the production by the in-house Cinetrix production company .
The project will be broadcast at 8:00 p.m. on the main television channels in Puerto Rico and for 24 hours on the website Popular.com.
According to several theories from music historians, salsa emerged more than sixty years ago in the New York neighborhoods thanks to young Latin American musicians who emigrated to the North American country.
One of the most widespread theories attributes his birth to the Dominican musician. Johnny Pachecowho described salsa as a mixture of Caribbean rhythms such as guaracha, mambo, pachanga, guajira, guagancó and chachachá.
Racism, the emigration of Cubans, Dominicans and Puerto Ricans to the United States and drug use were some of the themes that helped salsa gain acceptance among young people who danced it in clubs in New York and Puerto Rico.