Sabrosura's favourite salsa tunes (plus those of anyone else who cares to contribute)

DJ Yuca

DJ Yuca

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Following a discussion on another thread, Sabs has kindly accepted my invitation to share some of her favourite salsa tunes. I would also like to extend the offer to anyone else who cares to contribute. As the context was of her DJing, I suggest the following rules for all who participate:

List as many tunes you like but there is a minimum of 10.

Tunes do not need necessarily need links; if you do post a link please also post artist name and song title (songs often get taken down from YT).

List what you think is suitable for a dance venue so don't be scared to list well-known tunes (which are what any good DJ uses as well as the less well-known tunes. But you do not need to be a DJ to participate.)

If you want to list other genres e.g. merengue, bachata, cumbia, timba etc please create a separate list. (This rule might be optional.)

If you want to list songs you love but that are not danceable then great - but please make a separate list for them.

Let the fun begin!
 
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These are my current top 15 favorite salsa songs that I listen to pretty much every day, in order of increasing tempo. The first one, La loma del tamarindo, is a slower salsa than anything I've ever heard, but IDGAF and I would still play it if I were a DJ, just to see how people would react to it. I think experienced dancers would do well with it.

Can you tell I'm Puerto Rican? jaja.
 
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Interesting. Incidentally San Lázaro is massive in Cali (and I can't imagine any of the other tunes getting any complaints in Cali either).
 
DJ Yuca said:
Interesting. Incidentally San Lázaro is massive in Cali (and I can't imagine any of the other tunes getting any complaints in Cali either).
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Pretty obsessed with that one. But I've never heard it played at any social or anything. I just found it by searching through the Celina and Reutilio catalog after hearing another Celina song. What a voice.
 
Duna Balor - Super Dynamite
Que Viva Chango - Celina y Reutillio (a bit more cumbia beat. I believe the rythm is caballo)
Bandida - Gran Combo
No Dejes Camino por Mal Vereda - Guaracheros Orientales
Mambo Gozon - Tito Puente
Canten - Polo Montañez
Lloraras. There is a live version that's nice
Esa Niño Que cintura - Septeto Ssntiguera
Añoranza por La Conga - Sur Caribe (it's a conga but stil sweet)
Off the top that's all I can think off
 
The 1st thing I look at when I see 'lists' is the Band/Artist .

Picking out faves could take me HOURS !!! ( You may have seen some of mine posted )..
I see songs listed that got a lot of play time in Tampa clubs
 
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These are my current top 15 favorite salsa songs that I listen to pretty much every day, in order of increasing tempo. The first one, La loma del tamarindo, is a slower salsa than anything I've ever heard, but IDGAF and I would still play it if I were a DJ, just to see how people would react to it. I think experienced dancers would do well with it.

Can you tell I'm Puerto Rican? jaja.
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I wish more people would play Cambiare Por Ti at the clubs. I love that tune. Great list!
 
elanimal said:
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These are my current top 15 favorite salsa songs that I listen to pretty much every day, in order of increasing tempo. The first one, La loma del tamarindo, is a slower salsa than anything I've ever heard, but IDGAF and I would still play it if I were a DJ, just to see how people would react to it. I think experienced dancers would do well with it.

Can you tell I'm Puerto Rican? jaja.
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And very traditional !
 
I didn't mean to imply that tradit. was not good just that the list included ( to me ) more of the songs that got over played in venues I used to visit.
When I DJ, I do include a few old 'standards'
 
terence said:
I didn't mean to imply that tradit. was not good just that the list included ( to me ) more of the songs that got over played in venues I used to visit.
When I DJ, I do include a few old 'standards'
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Interesting. I have a good idea which ones you're talking about, but in Boston at least I never heard any of those songs played, besides Periódico once in a while, Señora ley a few times too
 
terence said:
WOW!!! ,,,, hard to believe
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Mostly South Americans in the salsa scene in Boston, so think more Fruko and Oscar than Maelo or El Gran Combo. Now I'm curious, you're based in Florida correct? What other songs did they play a lot there? I'm guessing Trampolín, Mi libertad, Dilema, and maybe Pirulero.

If you say Ad libs or Balcón de Santiago, I might keel over.

Or move to wherever you are.
 
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elanimal said:
Mostly South Americans in the salsa scene in Boston, so think more Fruko and Oscar than Maelo or El Gran Combo. Now I'm curious, you're based in Florida correct? What other songs did they play a lot there? I'm guessing Trampolín, Mi libertad, Dilema, and maybe Pirulero.

If you say Ad libs or Balcón de Santiago, I might keel over.

Or move to wherever you are.
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was based in Fl and Atlanta but travelled coaching to numerous oyjrt towns/.cities .ahe 2na d onea

This is how 2 different locations ( clubs ) from above varied. Tampa relied heavily in one club on Romantica with all the usual subjects the 2nd one was a mixture of Dura and classics, Atlanta had several clubs but the 2 dominant ones were more into Dura, The club In which I DJd , I played mainly Dura ( it was owned by a PR ) I also taught regular classes there 3 times a week .

I need to put a sample play list of what I used...

PS.. I worked/lived in Boston in 1964/5. AM studio on Boylston st
 
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elanimal said:
Interesting. I have a good idea which ones you're talking about, but in Boston at least I never heard any of those songs played, besides Periódico once in a while, Señora ley a few times too
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I might be wrong, but I feel like the music a good DJ must play in his scene is also influenced by how many latinos there are in the salsa scene. In many countries in Latin America, you can't get away with playing a lot of salsa instrumentals or songs that don't have catchy lyrics or chorus. People in latino-heavy scenes generally want to hear many salsa standards. For example, these are some of the standards that are almost required to play in my scene:

Oiga, Mira, Vea by Guayacan
Idilio by Willie Colon
Me libere by Gran Combo
Lloraras by Oscar D'Leon
Rebelion by Joe Arroyo
 
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