Editing New York City Music Scene (section)

===Salsa and Latin New York (1960s–1980s)===

New York's enormous Puerto Rican and broader Latin American population generated its own distinct musical world, centered on East Harlem (El Barrio) and the South Bronx. '''Salsa''' — a fusion of Cuban son, Puerto Rican rhythms, jazz, and other Caribbean and African-American influences — crystallized in New York in the late 1960s and 1970s as the music of the city's Latino working class.

The Fania Records label, founded in 1964 by musician Johnny Pacheco and lawyer Jerry Masucci, became the primary vehicle for New York salsa, launching the careers of Celia Cruz, Rubén Blades, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, and the collective known as the Fania All Stars. A celebrated 1973 concert at Yankee Stadium, only partly completed due to crowd surges, became the stuff of legend. New York salsa spread throughout Latin America and the wider world, becoming one of the city's most significant musical exports.