Duany, Jorge. 1984. "Popular Music in Puerto Rico: Towards an Anthropology of Salsa." Latin American Music Review 5(2):186-216
In his article, Duany dives into the origins of salsa music providing his readers with an impromptu history lesson. Duany dismisses the common misconceptions about salsa music and Puerto Rico's assumed homogeneous culture. For this reason, he states that one cannot "develop an overarching framework of musical values" for the music. Salsa was generated from a fusion of African and Hispanic sources. Duany notes that one of salsa's greatest characteristics is that their sound is transcultural, taking elements from all different kinds of Caribbean people. Like so many other genres of music that appreciate its roots, Duany feels as if salsa has gone away from its true purpose by becoming commercialized.
Discussion Question: This is the first genre that people have tried to "put in a box". Do you feel that there are other genres of music that have become generalized by the common person but have much more complicated sub-genres when a closer look is taken?
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