Word: salsa
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...salsa stand is in the center building. It has every flavor of salsa ever invented, and a few that probably should have remained uninvented. Go for the free samples, but bear in mind: just because it looks like a harmless bean dip, doesn't mean it won't blow your face off. This really happened...
...Quincy Market like a pack--well, a pair--of wild dogs. In case you've never been there, Faneuil Hall is an indoor/outdoor market that houses a veritable cornucopia of food, food, and junk food. A lot of junk food. The most important things to remember, however, are salsa and canolis...
...affectionately calls Robertico, a math teacher who speaks only Spanish, as Foreign Minister. U.S. diplomats dismissed him as "dynamic but dumb." Havana's bureaucrats were speechless: in his previous job as head of the Union of Communist Youth, Robaina had wooed the young with discos and salsa music -- and those T shirts. Even Fidel had a public laugh wondering how Robaina might dress for an appearance at the United Nations. But Castro was clear about his reasons: "We needed someone young...
...minute she is tender, singing with a lilt as soft and sweet as cotton candy. The next she drives her points home by rapping tart, in-your-face rhymes as pungent as picante salsa. Afro-British singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry, 27, exhibited this sweet yet fiery (and fervently feminist) demeanor on her memorable 1989 debut album, Raw Like Sushi. The alluring dichotomy continues on her sensational new release, Homebrew. Call it the essence of being Neneh...
...insular music of the American black underclass, is now possibly the most successful American export this side of the microchip, permeating, virtually dominating, worldwide youth culture. It is both a recreational vehicle and a form of social commentary: you can dance to it (one Mexican rap hit has a salsa kick) and think it over too (a German piece rails against neo-Nazi goons and a complacent, fat-cat government). The language may differ from place to place, even when it's English, but the music is everywhere -- in the air, on the streets, in the racks...