Azúcar
The Slang of Classic Salsa: Words That Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades Brought to the World
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Add a word/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
Meaning
A free improvisation session in salsa and Afro-Cuban jazz where musicians break away from the written arrangement and play freely over a base rhythm. A descarga can stretch for twenty minutes, with each player trading solos. The descargas of the 1950s and 60s in New York and Havana helped define what salsa sounds like today.
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“At the end of the concert they launched into an unexpected twenty-minute jam with timbales and trumpet.”
“Those musicians threw down a descarga on Calle 8 that people still talk about.”
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/Sounds like "dehs" (as in "debt") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
Meaning
A free improvisation session in salsa and Afro-Cuban jazz where musicians break away from the written arrangement and play freely over a base rhythm. A descarga can stretch for twenty minutes, with each player trading solos. The descargas of the 1950s and 60s in New York and Havana helped define what salsa sounds like today.
Examples
“At the end of the concert they launched into an unexpected twenty-minute jam with timbales and trumpet.”
“Those musicians threw down a descarga on Calle 8 that people still talk about.”
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Yapo
A Chilean all-purpose "yes" or "sure thing," formed by contracting "ya" (already/okay) with the filler "poh" (a softened "pues"). It seals agreements with a warm, casual vibe that is very typical of Chilean informal speech. Think of it as "yeah, sure" with extra friendliness.