WHAT IS SALSA? Good question...

Salsa, in the musical sense, is a contemporary musical style, which draws influences from a number of other types of music and cultures. It is often described as Afro-Cuban from the influence of those cultures on the rhythms that are prevelant. It was also an outgrowth of the earlier Mambo scene in this country.

Salsa, in the dance sense, is a simply a dance that expresses the rhythms found in Salsa music. It too, has roots in Mambo and other latin dances such as Cumbia and Charanga. Many of the steps in Salsa can be extended to those dances.

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SOME OF THE BANDS THAT PERFORM AT CAFE COCOMO (Click here for dates)

AVANCE

JULIO BRAVO Y SU ORQUESTA SALSABOR

ORQUESTA BORINQUEN

ORQUESTA BAKAN

KARABALI

RUMBA CAFE

TITO GARCIA Y SU ORQUESTA INTERNACIONAL