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salsa

Latin American dance music genre
Intangible music_genre Q208239
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salsa

Summary

salsa is a music genre[1]. salsa ranks in the top 9% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,746 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • salsa's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • salsa is a type of dance music[4].
  • salsa is a type of tropical music[5].
  • salsa's Commons category is recorded as Salsa music[6].
  • salsa's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • salsa's country of origin is recorded as Latin America[8].
  • 1920 marks the founding of salsa[9].
  • salsa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salsa music[10].
  • salsa's described by source is recorded as Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia[11].
  • salsa's different from is recorded as salsa[12].
  • salsa's practiced by is recorded as salsa musician[13].

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Definition and Type

salsa's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include dance music[4] and tropical music[5].

Origins

1920 marks the founding of salsa[9].

Why It Matters

salsa ranks in the top 9% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,746 views/month).[2] salsa has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] salsa is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Celia Cruz Marc Anthony Rubén Blades Tito Puente United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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