Salsa History Infographic

Posted April 25, 2013 by Takeshi

Are you familiar with the history of salsa? Check out this cool infographic that’s making the rounds on Facebook (originally from a presentation at Johannes Gutenberg University):

One of the meanings of the word salsa is “mixture” and salsa is indeed a mixture of various different music and dance forms, including chachacha, Latin jazz, cumbia, pachanga, mambo and more. This handy chart helps show the richness of salsa’s origins.