Wikipedia:Peer review/Salsa music/archive1

Salsa music
I gave this article a little work some time ago, and I think it looks quite nice. I know the lead is a bit short and it could use an overall copyedit (any takers?), are there any other suggestions? Tuf-Kat 07:35, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

There is no mention to really important artists like Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuelle or Rey Ruiz, among others. Although much of their work could be specifically classified as Salsa Romantica, they've been part of the overall resurgence of Salsa in the 1990s in most Latin American countries, and have kept Salsa playing in radio stations and dance clubs for more than a decade, and encouraged many musicians to get in touch with the genre, and eventually study more of its roots. They don't make the salsa pesada of the 70s, but at the same time are not exponents of "erotic salsa" or tasteless "romantic salsa". Their quality (not revolutionary, but certainly evolutionary in its conception and feel, and "time to market", to put it that way) and importance for the whole Salsa movement in the 1990s must be at least mentioned and explored in the article. Best regards from Colombia. --Cbohorquezm 17:32, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Looks nice, but there's no inline citations for the last three subsections of the History section. There ought to be a mention of salsa dancing in there too somewhere, but I'm not sure where. --Spangineeres (háblame)  02:29, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Overall, it gives the uninitiated a fairly good idea of what Salsa music is. A possible remedy for the Salsa dancing issue: An italicized warning at the beginning, saying something like "This article is about the style of music.  For the dance, please see Salsa dancing." Another suggestion: move the "Meaning of the word 'salsa'" section elsewhere, possibly right after the intro. It disrupts the chronological flow of history in the history section. And I think Celia Cruz's quote will carry more weight with those unfamiliar with her work if she is identified by her title "la reina de la salsa" (queen of salsa) in the article, like she is in hers. I apologize for the lack of thoroughness in this critique.--Rockero420 23:40, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

There are to many contradictions in this article and bias oriented cites of old school musicians that cause an overall contradiction of actual salsa history and evolution. What can be done about this unreliable article ?