I gathered a little more information from the book "Musica!" by Sue Stewart. She started out by saying that kitchen terms were already well established in Jazz (such as "cooking" and "tasty"). There seem to be many theories about the origin of the term, but there was song performed by the Cuban son group Sexteto Habanero, called "Echale salsita", which means "out sauce on it". Also, in the forties and fifties, Cuban superstar Beny More signed off his show with the catchy phrase, "Hola, Salsa" ("Hey Sauce").
In more modern times, Venezuelan DJ Danilo Phidiad Escalona, called his show, La Hora del sabor, las salsa y el bembe, which translates to "the hour of flavor, spiciness and liturgy".
By the late 70's the word salsa came to be synonymous with the sound of Latin New York, and Fania records played a defining role in this. Peurto Rican New Yorker Izzy Sanabria was both the designer of many of their distinctive and brilliant album covers, and also the MC to the Fania All Stars. Throughout their shows he would exclaim, "Salsa!". He also had a magazine called "Sanabria" where the terms was used extensively to describe the music covered therein.
In more modern times, Venezuelan DJ Danilo Phidiad Escalona, called his show, La Hora del sabor, las salsa y el bembe, which translates to "the hour of flavor, spiciness and liturgy".
By the late 70's the word salsa came to be synonymous with the sound of Latin New York, and Fania records played a defining role in this. Peurto Rican New Yorker Izzy Sanabria was both the designer of many of their distinctive and brilliant album covers, and also the MC to the Fania All Stars. Throughout their shows he would exclaim, "Salsa!". He also had a magazine called "Sanabria" where the terms was used extensively to describe the music covered therein.
