When you think of salsa music, the first thing that comes to mind is Spain. With out Spain and slavery, it would have never evolved from its West African roots (afro rumba) to the salsa dance music style we all enjoy today. Salsa music been crossing boundaries through rhythm, dance, and cultural mixing. Starting around 1900s the Spaniard transported slaves from west Africa to Cuba; they supplied American farms and plantations with needed workers, because of the native American genocide. During the 1900s the slaves of Africa brought (afro cubana rumba) a 5 stroke pattern clave style to (Guantanamo Santiago de Cuba)or east Cuba. This music developed into (jumbo oldes) a slow primitive style with (afro rumba) roots. In the 1940s (afro-Cuban rhythms)were heard from the Ivory Coast to Benin,and from Senegal to The Congo. During that same time Fidel Castro came into power in Cuba; relations with Cuba and the America were done. The music was taken off the radio and received no air time. In the 50s the Puerto Rican and NuYorican (New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent) continued to develop the music. In the (El barrio) - Spanish Harlem, salsa music completed its development thanks to the influence of 50s American jazz. New York salsa has a distinctly Puerto Rican sound. Its a smooth polished classic salsa style. When the 60s came Fania Records founded in 1964 by Johnny Pacheco, and an American named Jerry Masucci promoted and popularized hard salsa style. This record label became know