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| | Salsa Magazine - The Rise Of Salsa - Salsa-magazine, Salsa Roots and Memorabilia |
 | | The word salsa is actually an umbrella term that encompasses a wide variety of clearly distinctive, but equally addictive Afro-Caribbean rhythms and dances: the mystically tinged rumba, the elegant danzón, the sinuous cha cha cha, the joyful guaracha, the explosive mambo and, most importantly, the earthy son, the island's quintessential song format. |
 | | Whereas his career was blessed with success, Lavoé's personal life was a horrible succession of tragedies, including the death of his son at age 17, the brutal murder of his mother-in-law and a heroin addiction that eventually resulted in his infection with the HIV virus and his death of complications from AIDS at age 46. |
 | | Whereas Héctor Lavoé was the definitive salsa singer, Rubén Blades was the genre's ultimate songwriter, a brilliant thinker who revolutionized Afro-Cuban music by combining infectious melodies with lyrics that cast a poetic, often sarcastic glance at the vicissitudes of modern life. |
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