Global Music Series - Adult Enrichment Program with Salsa del Soul. Adult oriented lecture/demonstration service providing a deeper look into the musical structure, dance, culture, and instruments of the Bolero, Chas-Cha-Cha, Bachata, Plena, and Salsa musical styles.

Salsa del Soul - Salsa del Soul is a Twin Cities-based, nine-piece orchestra performing various styles of dance music from the Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean. The musicians of Salsa del Soul represent some of the finest talents in the Twin Cities Latin music scene.

The Music of Salsa del Soul

Bolero - The Bolero is a musical genre born in Cuba in the nineteenth century. It is a slow, romantic style of music whose musical relatives include La Habanera and La Musica Trovadora.

Cha-Cha-Cha - One of the most popular of Cuban dances, the Cha-Cha-Cha, created by Enrique Jorrín, is derived from the early Cuban Danzón. It was first popularized by the Cuban "Charanga" bands of the 1960s.

Salsa - Salsa is a style of music that is derived from a variety of traditional and contemporary styles of Cuban Music as well as Puerto Rican musical styles and American Jazz.

Bachata - The Bachata is a rhythm of strings and percussion which was born in the Dominican Republic. It can be described as a hybrid between the Bolero and the Cuban Son.

Plena - Plena is traditonal Puerto Rican musical genre that is said to have originated in Ponce, Puerto Rico. A fast paced, lively rhythm, the Plena was integrated into contemporary Puerto Rican music through artists such as Rafael Cortijo and Isamael Rivera.