Salsa Dura Jimmy Bosch

As time passes, all genres of music change, adapt, shift, or fizzle out in interchange for the newer, more refined, more adventurous sound. The development have a tendancy to blindly step on the heels of purists but if you want to grasp a motion then look at it is roots and follow it from there. Salsa music has a great deal of sub genres most noteworthy are the ones listed below. Each has it is own appeal, flavor, and history, but which one makes you want to dance. There are a lot of that make you want to sit relax and listen to, whilst others will make you want to jump up and shake everything you got. In this lesson you will find examples of the three most usual types of salsa music.

Salsa Clasica

The original style, formed in the late 1960s,  was lead by musical pioneers such as Celia Cruz, Willie Colon, Ruben Blades, Hector Lavoe and Tito Puente. The record label of choice for these artists was the Fania record label. Comparable to ‘Motown’, Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco started the label and signed some of the outstanding salsa artists of the time. Even more similar was the fact that they ofttimes employed a ‘house’ band made up of the most gifted musicians at the time, called the Fania All-Stars (comparable to the Funk Brothers of Motown). After the hugely successful record Pacheco’s “Cañonazo”, Fania blossomed and opened it is doors to some other artists and became a titan of music production. Just regarding all the usual latin artists at the time were Fania artists.

These artists and makers produced a style that is the archetype of the genre and employed as a basis for newer artists and bands.

Salsa Clásica Albums

• Willie Colon / Ruben Blades – Siembra (1978, 2006)
• Hector Lavoe – La Voz (1999)

Salsa Romantica

In the mid 1980s to 1990s, Romantica emerged from the dwindling popularity of Clásica. At this time Latin Pop and Rock started out to explode onto the scene, taking hints from theses artists Romantica followed a sentimental ballad approach to the Afro-Cuban beats. Much of the musical improvisation was lost, as well as the grandly orchestrated arrangements. Lyrics turned from sociopolitical outcry to ardent love songs.

Well-known proponents of this music include Eddie Santiago, Frankie Ruiz, Lalo Rodriguez and Luis Enrique. Opponents of this style, labeled this style as monga (limp or flaccid).

Even today Romantica artists thrive by blurring the lines among genres. The popularity of urban contemporary music, has even led to the fusion of the romantic stylings with reggaeton, evidenced by India’s 2006 Soy Diferente and Andy Montanez Salsa con Reggaeton.

Salsa Romantica Albums

• Marc Anthony – Marc Anthony (1999)
• Victor Manuelle – Travesia (2004)
• Gilberto Santa Rosa – Romantico (2001)
• Tito Nieves – Palladium Series Live Vol 1 (2001)

Salsa Dura

Literally meaning hard salsa, Dura is a return to the basic stylings of Clásica; a return to the strong Afro -Cuban beats, infectious melodies, pulsing rhythm, long vamps known as ‘montuno’, conventional lyricism, and powerful arrangements. Dura is the salsa of choice for most Salseros. The articulation of the musicians mixes harmonious with the syncopation of the dancers. In the last few years, young musicians in New York have been turning to Dura seeking to perfective the huge band classic sound of the Fania years.

Dura is now at the forefront of latin music with such greats as Grupo Niche, Sonora Carruseles, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Joe Arroyo and Fruko y sus Tesos, El Gran Combo, La Excelencia, and a heap of others.

Salsa Dura Albums

• Grupo Niche – Imaginacion (2004)
• Sonora Carruseles – Heavy Salsa (1999)
• Jimmy Bosch – Salsa Dura (1999)

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Swing, Flavor, and Feeling: Jimmy Bosh
By Sam Rodriguez
When judging the talent of a musician, artist, or singer my favored way to judge someone is to see the performance live on stage. There are too numerous that come out with these amazing merchandise but in person the genuinely don’t amount to much, it’s in truth a disappointment when you see it live. But Jimmy Bosh is none of that. Six years ago my brother Andy Rodriguez introductory cited the name of Jimmy Bosh just like he brought up Domingo Quiñones and now he’s brought up Mayito Rivera from Cuba; Van Van’s lead vocalist. As Andy told me Jimmy Bosh was this hardcore Trombone played that has played for every one and that he does sensational solos. Okay, I thought, then one day Larry Harlow sent me some pictures, one of those pictures included Jimmy Bosh…I did not even know who he was from the photo. Then one afternoon I’m hanging out with Hilton Bonilla in New York City so Hilton took me to a Willie Colón concert in Central Park; of course we ended up in front of the stage with the press people. Then Hilton told me; Sam that guy next to Willie is Jimmy Bosh. My goodness I was in regards to eight feet next to Willie Colón and Jimmy Bosh. Let me summarize what I saw, Jimmy Bosh is this fantastic trombone player that lives the music and was having blast when playing, he’s a real master of Salsa Urban Live music. The guy would read possibly like 3 or 4 lines of music and play the rest by memory. Just looking at him real intense gave me the sensing that he figured out the whole arrangement in five second and would spend the rest of the time just jamming or that he knew the music by heart. Then on top of that he was dancing as if he were Oscar D’ Leon with the bass. It was gorgeous to see him go off on his music fantasy; It was addictive. I had my JVC Camcorder rolling and could not focus on any individual else. My Camcorder was aiming at Willie and Jimmy but Jimmy got the best and most of the film. Jimmy Bosh commanded my attention, there was not one thing else for me.

Then one day I heard his initial CD at Tower, I was not that impressed but, what got me was the fact that he now started doing his own music. The other thing that impressed me was the fact that he was not following the trend of romantic ballad music themes. On his firstborn CD it was like was sending out a message and demonstrating that he was doing his own thing and that he had been doing his homework and wanted to break away from the same of the routine productions of the 80′s and 90′s. I mean he was not even with the same labels. Jimmy Bosh could have singed with any individual but he figured out that he wanted to do something completely dissimilar and with a dissimilar recording culture. Clearly he inferred that he did not want any monkeys on his back so he came out different. So I told myself this guy has a imagination or has been reading the messages on the Afro-Latin newsgroup. So that stayed right there.

Then this April I was in Puerto Rico and Andy pulls out Jimmy’s latest Salsa Dura. I had seen the CD Cover but never heard the music. I mean Ana Araiz did not even send me my sample of the CD and she commonly does; not this one. So then Andy tells me the whole story of La Cacharra and La Noticia songs. Interesting I thought, so then Andy stops talking and pops in the CD. Oh my Goodness, Jimmy Bosh is for real his vision is on full blast. Jimmy Bosh wants to make music regarding each day life similar to Gran Combo, Tito Puente, Rubén Blades, Larry Harlow, Eddie Palmieri, Los Van Van, and now Domingo Quiñones.

Based on the music of Salsa Dura production Jimmy Bosh is on his way working to be at the same level of the masters of Salsa that I just mentioned. Salsa Dura is not one of those Cracker Jack Productions in which all the songs are all regarding the same stuff or that the songs sound with regards to the same stuff. Not this one, this CD has the whole spectrum of Latin rhythms that make up salsa music. The only love song is a bolero which is justly adequate for the tempo. The only thing I don’t like when it comes to the CD is seen Ana’s name on it and knowing that she never told me with regards to this work. Looking close at this CD I see the pictures and amazing musicians … that genuinely make this CD a five star. My Favorite Track are 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12 Effective without delay I’m starting my Jimmy Bosh collection and posting this review on Amazon.

11 of 11 persons found the following review helpful.
Jimmy Bosch does it all in Salsa Dura
By El Caballo Blanco
Jimmy Bosch brings everything but the kitchen sink in his latest album Salsa Dura. This album is brilliant and all the songs are well composed. Jimmy and friends do a great occupation on their improvisational accomplishments and fetch out vast vibes and emotion through their insrtuments. If you are sick and tired of the romantic innovative so called salsa of today and would like to listen music based on each day life, buy this album it is a must.

9 of 9 humans found the following review helpful.
master trombonist
By karen johnson
I am new to Salsa and thanks to this awful CD I may comprehend the excitement of the music. I not only listen to the music, but I am absorbed by each note. Jimmy Bosch has taught me a lesson in the true meaning of music. It comes from the heart, soul and life. It is an expression of emotions that allows the listener to experience the music in a way that involves our own emotions. The artists on Salsa Dura are truely major endowments and will have to be celebrated and applauded for their musical expression. I commend this CD for humans of all musical predilections as it will surely open you to a new way of listening.

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