Rosie Perez on Her New Podcast on the History of Salsa Dance in NYC

All Of It with Alison Stewart | May 29

Latinae music is dominating the globe, but its origin story . The new podcast "Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York" unpacks the history of salsa, from a scrappy label founded in New York City to the artists like Bad Bunny dominating music today. The series' host Rosie Perez and senior producer Jeanne Montalvo discuss the podcast, and the story of salsa.

Series art courtesy of Futuro Media

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Rosie Perez on Her New Podcast on the History of Salsa Dance in NYC

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