The Salsa

While the Dominican Republic is known for shaping merengue and bachata music, its musicians have also combined these influences in the early development of salsa music among the Latino community in New York City in the early 1960s. An important event in those early days of salsa occurred when Johnny Pacheco, a Dominican-born musician living in New York City, partnered with his partner Jerry Masucci to create Fania Records in 1964. They began selling records out of the trunk. of cars on the streets of Spanish Harlem, hiring young artists, creating new sounds, and ultimately hitting the road. [1] Over the next 15 years, Fania Records helped define the sound, culture, and language associated with the salsa genre, a musical movement that arose in part from the unavailability of the music produced in the United States. in Cuba.

Cuco Valoy, also known as "El Brujo" ("the wizard" or "the sorcerer"), is a Dominican salsero/sonero and ambassador for Afro-Cuban music. He studied music theory at the Dominican Republic's National Conservatoire of Music. He first gained attention in the 1950s with his brother, Martin, in the music duo Los Ahijados. The brothers provided the vocals for the band Los Compadres from Cuba. Valoy appeared in the salsa scene originally as a sonero, one of the Cuban rhythms that later gave developed into the commercial name "Salsa", in the 1970s with his hits "Juliana" (later covered by the group DLG), "El Divorcio", and "Nació Varón". Cuco's son, Ramón Orlando, known as "El Maestro", one of the pioneers of merengue típico (considered "classic merengue") of the 1980s, continued the family legacy as musical conductor of the popular band La Orquesta Internacional. In 1992, Orlando received 7 Casandra Awards, including el Soberano, the top award of the ceremony. Also known as "El Maestro," Orlando has also been an influential contributor for his work behind Latin music.[3] Orlando's influence and success continued for decades, including a Grammy win in 2005 for his merengue album "Generaciones"

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_salsa