ABSTRACT
Tite Curet Alonso is one of the most important composers in salsa history, having penned landmark songs for nearly every famous salsa performer of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. His hits include "Anacaona," "Las caras lindas," "La Tirana" "Pueblo latino," "Plantación adentro," "La Oportunidad," and many, many more. Curet's compositions are characterized not only by tuneful melodies, poetic lyricism, and catchy refrains, but also incisive social commentary and a strong critique of injustice, oppression, and neocolonialism. Along with singer-songwriter Rubén Blades (profiled below), he is one of the leading proponents of "salsa with a social message."
