Salsa dura, also known as salsa gorda, describes salsa music from the 1970s, which emphasizes strong percussion and horns over vocals. This is in contrast to salsa romantica, from the 1990s to the present.
External links
Big Willie Style, a Metro Newspapers article on salsa dura/gorda and Willie Rosario.
Making Salsa Dura Harder, an article on some of the history of Salsa Dura, and thoughts on its future.