Pop artists Coldplay teamed up with Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club to make this cha cha cha or slow salsa song called 'Clocks'. Click the play button above to hear it.

We occasionally get requests to recommend Salsa music. Most people have different tastes. We therefore have only copied a few links from music video clips below from You Tube. This is by far not exhaustive. If you would like us to include more links, then please email your links to Barry Gordon. It is worth mentioning that the quality of some "You Tube" music video clips are much lower than the quality of bona fide cds but they are good to get a taste of what to expect. They are sometimes filmed at live events with mobile phone cameras. We recommend that you ask the dj for details of any tracks you particularly like at your salsa club, or to play any requests if he / she has it.

The record label Fania was synonymous with salsa music in the beginning of the salsa era. So any artists reffered to as the Fania stars would be highly recomended listening. At the bottom of this page, we have added a list of popular singers for your reference. Please feel free to search You Tube & see what music you like. Don't be afraid to ask the dj @ your club for any requests you may have. Alternatively Facebook users may prefer to listen to any music for free by clicking here.

If you would like to know more about any singer or band etc. on the clips below then we recommend that you follow the links & then click on "more". Alternatively, you may prefer to search the Wikipedia rather than a general search engine if they are well known enough to be listed.

Africando are from New York & Senegal (Africa) & they play salsa classics. This song is called 'Yaye Boy'.

Los Van Van are one othe most popular of Cuban salsa musicians in the world. Here they are playing the title track to one of their Albums - 'Chapeando' -

Here are Los Van Van again. This time they are playing 'El Sol Natural (Timpop con Birdland)'.

This is Carlos Manuel y su Clan playing 'Agua Fria'

Manolito y Su Trabuco (Amaray) is another popular Cuban Band. Here they are playing one of their best known songs 'Locos Por Mi Habana',

The following clips show New York & Puerto Rican salsa music popular with most salsa dancers. -

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico are amongst the best Puerto Rican Bands in the world. The clip below shows them playing 'Ojos Chinos' (Chinese Eyes).

Here's El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico again. This time playing 'Brujeria'.

The Late Celia Cruz was originally a salsa singer from Havana, Cuba and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, with twenty-three gold albums to her name. She was renowned internationally as "La Reina de la Salsa, (the "Queen of Salsa)". This was where & when the name of this genre of music was first coined in the 1970's. She spent most of her career living in New Jersey, and working in the United States and several Latin American countries. Here she is singing 'La Vida Es Un Carnaval' (Life is a Carnival).

Click the play button below to hear the fantastic Willie Colón playing 'Idilio'.

Click the play button below to hear La India & Eddie Palmieri playing 'Mi Primera Rumba'.

Click the play button below to hear Marc Anthony singing 'Ahora Quien'.

Click the play button below to hear the late & great Héctor Lavoe (El Father) (with the white suit) playing a medley of salsa tunes with the late & great Tito Puente (with grey hair).

The following links show salsa which is particularly popular with Colombian style dancers. -

Click the play button below to hear Grupo Galé playing 'Ven A Medellin'.

Here's Grupo Galé again, this time playing 'A Medley of Songs By El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.

This is Joe Arroyo playing 'No Le Pegue A La Negra (La Rebellion)'

Mambo is salsa that has been influenced by Latin Jazz. Perry Como's 'Papa Loves Mambo' below would not be so popular in a salsa club in London, but it does show how closely Mambo & is linked to Swing music. -

The following links show music popular with New York Mambo style dancers.

This is Tito Puente playing 'Lluvia Con Nieve'. This type of mambo is also popular with Colombian style dancers.

This is Tito Rodriguez playing 'Yo Te Tengo A Ti'

This is Will Smith singing R & B music fused with salsa.

Many Salsa clubs often also play Reggaeton, or the latest craze is to fuse Salsa with Reggaeton creating Salsaton as below.

This link shows how salsa can be fused with Indian music.

Very often, musicians play several genres of music. E.G. Sting played various versions of 'Fragile', but the salsa version below is often played in salsa clubs in London lately. He is much better known for his pop music for many years.

We list below, salsa singers & bands whose recorded music is recommended by BestSalsa. We apologise to any musicians not yet mentioned here. We will be pleased to update this list once we have a recorded sample of salsa music that we like. For example there are some great bands around who mostly play other people's music, but don't have such great music of their own yet. -