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Sonora PonceƱa, a Puerto Rican salsa band, has been active for 50 years. They're one of the bands picked by Ernesto Lechner to showcase the music known as "progressive salsa." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Latin Roots

Latin Roots: Prog Rock? How About Prog Salsa? WXPN-FM

In the '70s, jazzy experimentation extended beyond the then-burgeoning prog-rock movement.

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