Title of piece: “Ritmo en el corazón” (Rhythm in the Heart)
Date of composition: 1988
Date of performance/recording: 1988. Ritmo en el corazón. Charly Records International CD 172.
Composer/Lyricist: Juan R. Ortiz González
Performer/Instruments: Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz/ piano, bass, timbales, congas, bongo, maracas, 2 trumpets and trombone
Form: binary, verse and montuno
Tempo: brisk duple

What to Listen for:

  • Compare this modern-sounding salsa to the earlier son; make a list of differences
  • Note the entrance of bell patterns; these indicate a switch to the montuno
  • See if you can hear the brief change from son-based rhythms to the Puerto Rican bomba drum rhythm
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