Grupo Latin Vibe - Por Tu Amor

There are times as a dancer you may not be feeling those really energetic, party Salsa songs. Instead, you may want something smoother and more relaxed. 

Introducing Grupo Latin Vibe, an awesome Latin Jazz group from New York. They possess an incredibly groovy signature sound, produced by the traditional marimba (it’s like a xylophone for Salsa music). Thanks to Kai Fan for helping me identify the instrument! It is so distinct in their music, you know who you’re listening to right away! If you’re curious what a marimba looks like, here’s a picture:

Yes. It’s a xylophone. I’m no expert but if you do love your Salsa music, I believe some understanding of the instruments used would enhance and add value to your listening experience.

“Por Tu Amor” is a track from their most recent (recent is a relative word – it’s in 2007) album, ‘Amanecer’. They’re pretty consistent music-wise from their 2003 album ‘Mambo City’ to their 2005 album ‘All That Vibe’ to the most recent one. “Por Tu Amor” is no different. It’s groovy and smooth with a lovely harmony between the melody played by the marimba and the percussion base. Here is a YouTube link to “Por Tu Amor”:

Grupo Latin Vibe - Por Tu Amor

For dancers, this song is lovely and slow. Don’t underestimate slow songs, as it allows you to really bring on those complicated turn patterns in a suave and cool manner (instead of clumsy spasms as you try to execute the same during those lightning fast songs). Also, you have plenty of opportunity to hit those groovy breaks, which are evenly spaced and not overbearing. BONUS: There is an awesome marimba extended solo which kinda builds up from 3:30 in the song and hits off at about 4:00. The only set-back here is that the song runs for about 6.5 minutes. It’s a little long by salsa social standards in KL and much of South East Asia (elsewhere besides South East Asia? I don’t know).

Your dancing is only as good as your understanding of the music you are grooving to. Hence a basic understanding of the music is important for the development of your dance. Slow groovy songs bring with it a certain feel and deserves respect. So for those of you who only know how to dance to fast music, you might wanna review your dancing and up your level. Flapping about like retarded penguins to ridiculously speeds may not be the best for your dance, in my opinion. But hey, what do I know?

Do you like this song? Do you like Grupo Latin Vibe? Do you want to dance to their music? Lemme know!

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