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Oye como va: New York is getting a museum dedicated to salsa music

The International Salsa Museum is already making noteworthy moves in New York City. Its founders hope to have a permament space by 2029.
Eddie Torres Jr. and Princess Serrano dance with two young salseros at the first pop-up of the International Salsa Museum

The heart of salsa - the fast-tempo, horn-heavy music and its hip-swinging dance style - has beat loudly and strongly in New York for decades. The Bronx even earned the title of "El Condado de la Salsa," or "The Burrough of Salsa."

Now the city is home to the first museum dedicated to the music that

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