music
diciembre 2, 2025
El Canario’ asegura que la salsa sigue fuerte y le da crédito a Bad Bunny
El salsero dominicano José Alberto ‘El Canario’, quien el pasado 26 de noviembre celebró en Puerto Rico sus 50 años de carrera con un concierto, aseguró que el género de la salsa “se ha mantenido en el primer lugar” frente a otros ritmos, pese a los intentos de algunos por desbancarlo.
TL;DR
- José Alberto ‘El Canario’ celebrated 50 years of his salsa career with a concert in Puerto Rico.
- He believes salsa remains the top music genre, consistently popular throughout his career.
- He expressed gratitude to Bad Bunny for incorporating salsa and indigenous Puerto Rican rhythms, helping them gain global recognition.
- Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, El Canario moved to Puerto Rico at age 7 and later to New York, where he began his musical career.
- Puerto Rico is considered the most important venue for his career and the birthplace of many salsa artists.
- He noted that being Dominican was never an obstacle to his success in the predominantly Puerto Rican salsa scene.
- El Canario was a pioneer of romantic salsa in the 1980s and was known for his improvisational 'sonero' performances.