THE FATHER OF SALSA MUSIC
Arsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician who played the tres in son-based music, and congas in folkloric rumba. In the 1940s and 50s Rodríguez reorganized the son conjunto and developed the son montuno, the basic template of modern-day salsa. There is an effort underway to honor this “Father of Salsa Music" by having the corner of Intervale and Dawson named after him Bronx.