Colombian band brings New York salsa back to life with a psychedelic twist

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Eblis Alvarez is recreating the classical salsa sound developed by Latino immigrants in New York in the 1970s, and giving it somewhat of a psychedelic twist — using a keyboard, a saxophone, a bass guitar and percussion.

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