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Hosted by Rosie Perez, new podcast 'Our Thing' explores salsa music history
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- The latter of those two tracks served as a nod to the original hub of the salsa genre in the mainland U.S.
- In 2024, the label celebrated its 60th anniversary.
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Over the last year, salsa music has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance — thanks in part to the success of Bad Bunny’s universally acclaimed album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which featured the salsa fusion hits “Baile Inolvidable” and “Nuevayol.”
The latter of those two tracks served as a nod to the original hub of the salsa genre in the mainland U.S. Debuting on May 26, a new Futuro Media podcast series titled “Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York,” will chronicle how the musical styling moved from the Caribbean to the Big Apple and took on a distinctive shape and sound.
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