Editing Salsa music (section)

==Lyrics==
Salsa lyrics range from simple dance numbers, and sentimental romantic songs, to risque and politically radical subject matter. Music author [[Isabelle Leymarie]] notes that salsa performers often incorporate [[macho]]istic [[wikt:bravado|bravado]] (''guapería'') in their lyrics, in a manner reminiscent of [[calypso music|calypso]] and [[samba music|samba]], a theme she ascribes to the performers' "humble backgrounds" and subsequent need to compensate for their origins. Leymarie claims that salsa is "essentially virile, an affirmation of the man's pride and identity". As an extension of salsa's macho stance, manly taunts and challenges (''desafio'') are also a traditional part of salsa.<ref name="Leymarie, pp. 268-269">Leymarie, pp. 268-269</ref>

Salsa lyrics often quote from traditional Cuban sones and rumbas. Sometimes there are references to Afro-Cuban religions, such as ''[[Santeria]]'', even by artists who are not themselves practitioners of the faith.<ref>Steward, pp. 495-496 Steward mentions Celia Cruz as not being an adherent of Santeria, yet who refers to the goddess [[Yemaya]] in her performances.</ref> Salsa lyrics also exhibit Puerto Rican influences. Hector LaVoe, who sang with Willie Colón for nearly a decade used typical Puerto Rican phrasing in his singing.<ref>Gerard 1989 p. 7</ref> It is not uncommon now to hear the Puerto Rican declamatory exclamation "le-lo-lai" in salsa.<ref>Manuel, ''Caribbean Currents'', p. 74</ref> Politically and socially activist composers have long been an important part of salsa, and some of their works, like Eddie Palmieri's "La libertad - lógico", became Latin, and especially Puerto Rican anthems. The Panamanian singer [[Rubén Blades|Ruben Blades]] in particular is well known for his socially-conscious and incisive salsa lyrics about everything from [[imperialism]] to [[disarmament]] and [[environmentalism]], which have resonated with audiences throughout Latin America.<ref>Manuel, ''Caribbean Currents'', pg. 80</ref> Many salsa songs contain a nationalist theme, centered around a sense of pride in black Latino identity, and may be in Spanish, English or a mixture of the two called ''[[Spanglish]].''<ref name="Leymarie, pp. 268-269"/>