Salsa has become a world-wide phenomenon in the last two decades. Almost every country I can think of has a prosperous Salsa scene with thousands of dancers, clubs with Salsa music and an annual Salsa congress. Most of the countries also have local Salsa bands, some of them write original Salsa music in their own native language. While the vast majority of the Salsa music is still in the Spanish language, there is also a great selection of salsa Music in many other languages.
In this blog post, I have collected for you a few examples of Salsa songs in 15 different languages. If you have any additional examples of Salsa in these or other languages, just leave a comment with the song/performer name, and optionally a link to a youtube video.
English
Salsa music in English:
Alex Wilson – Ain’t Nobody
Lenny Kravitz – Thinking of You
EuroCuban Project – Never Leave You
David Cedeno – Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Junior Gonzales – Lady In Red
Angeles – No Woman No Cry
Puchi Colon – We Wanna Worship (Christian Salsa)
French
Salsa music in French:
Fatal Mambo – Probleme
Africando – Aicha
Deldongo – concert à la “féria de Cali”
Hebrew
Salsa music in Hebrew:
Perla Malcos – Shir ha’Frecha
Shalom Hanoch – Haya Kedai
Salsa Groove with Perla Malcos – Emor Li Ahuvi
Russian
Salsa music in Russian:
Sever Combo – Lesnia Chislivaga Chilavieka
Sever Combo Live at Moloko 15 nov. 2001
Italian
Salsa music in Italian:
Croma Latina – Più che puoi
Kel Torres – Farfalle e Fiori
Arabic
Salsa music in Arabic:
Cheb Sahraoui – Je Suis Naif (Algeria)
Hanine Y Son Cubano – Ala Bali (Lebanon)
Hanine Y Son Cubano – El Helwa Di (Lebanon)
Polish
Salsa music in Polish language:
Polatino – Zycie w Ameryce
Polatino – Bylas Kiedys Moja
German
Salsa music in Deutsch:
Los Dos y Compañeros – Kula Sack
Duala
Salsa music in Duala Language (spoken in Cameroon):
Richard Bona – Te Dikalo
Dutch
Salsa music in Dutch:
Cache Deluxe – Geef mij je angst
Chinese (Mandarin)
Salsa music in Chinese:
Mandarina China Band – 月亮代表我的心 (The moon represents my heart)
Mandarina China Band – 最熟悉的陌生人 (los extraños mas conocidos)
Special thanks to Simon Fung from Hong Kong for sending us the names of these songs.
Swedish
Salsa music in Swedish:
Pablo Cepeda – Himlen runt hörnet
Japanese
Salsa music in Japanese:
Haitian Creole
Salsa music in Haitian Creole:
Haitiando – Pa Koute Konsèy
Wolof (An African language from Senegal)
Africando – Aicha
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Final Word
I truly hope you enjoyed listening to the collection of the songs I brought you here. For the beginners amongst you, it is many times easier to correlate to songs in your own native language, and this collection can serve as a starting point for you. For the more advanced dancers, this collection will let you extend your horizons and taste additional flavors of Salsa coming from exotic places around the world. I would love you hear your feedback about this collection, so feel free to leave your comments below.
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Do you know any additional songs in these languages?
Just leave a comment with the song/performer name, and optionally a link to a youtube video. Thanks!
