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"!!!sALsAaAaAa!!!"
  by mzshakenbake26


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Build your own Blingee







SalSAAAAAAAA....!!!

The WOrd is so dYnamIC........
It LITTerALLY mEans 'saucE' iN SPANISH....
hoT, SPiCY, AND FuLL of eXOTIC FLAVORS..
jUST LIKE oUr WOMEN!

Of CouRSE yOU kNOW us...
PuertO rICANS MAKE a PARTY
ouT of anY ocASSiON.............
MaKing eXcUSES TO COme toGETHER AND CELebrate.......
WITh the sounds of jAzz, aFriCAN,
AND caRiBbean rYthMS...................

0Ur MuSic, Our RythMS, oUR daNCes, oUR iNSTRUmENts..
cuLtURAL mELtiNG poT of
SPanISH, AfRICAN, AND TAiNO tradITIOns...............
SalSA The RyTHm OF the ISland...............
THe sauCE TO everY party.............

SpANish and aFrIcaN bEATS meRgIng.......
TamBOres, AniMaL SKin StREtCHED ouT
OVER hOLLowed TreE truNks.........
Some THinG liKE a DRUm,
oNLy YOur HAnds ARe the druM sTIcKS......
mARACAs woOdEn rATtLES FILLED WITH
PEBBLes and dRieD BEANS.......
iNSTRUmENts brOught to THE
isLand FrOM AFrICA......
aMoNG othErs...................

wHen THERE IS a PARty the HoUSE
uSUALLY sMeLLS SO GOOD..
tHE arOma of spICES SUCH
AS gARLIC, PAPRiKA, CILAntro..
And oF CoURSE a PARTY AiN't a paRty
WITH OUT A 'pERniL'..
and somE 'aRroz cON GanDULes..
Which my AbuELa aLways Makes so GOod!

I mIsS hER coOkING.......
i COuld almost taSTE her FoOD..
MY mOuth WATers Just thiNKing aBOUT it...(siGH)
thE SmELLs of adOBO, SOFrITO
AND SPICES aLL stIRrING
TOgetHER IN 'EL CALDERo'..

HA, hA oUR parTIes are aLwAYS CRAZY...
anD prETtY LOuD..we ALways warN
Our NeIGHbors aHEAD of tIme......
PEople YELLING over EAch other
LIke they seLLing 'PasTELES' or 'PiRagUAS'..

yOU KNow IN PUerto RIco..
You GO to tHe PLaza and THere's
these men who puSH theSE BRIGHT
SMALL CARTs and TheY ALWAYS
SCREAMiNG........................
"sE veNDE pIRaGUa, de PiNA, DE coCO, DE guaVA,
DE tamaRindooOoOoOoOOOOO!!!!.............

Yeah My UncLE hE'S onE of thoSE meN.....
he SELLS pIrAguAS iN pUERTO rico.........
HE's aLways THe druNK oNE in our PARtiES......
The LIFe of the PARTY......
the Dj at THe Party........
THe ONE ALways yeLLING oUT salSAAAAAA!!!



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Date Submitted: Oct 08, 2007 (11:59 PM)
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  Ncognito
10/09/07 (06:44 PM) 
This is a feel good joint. U exposed me to some aspects of your culture that I didn't previously realize. Nice job

  unforgivenange...
10/09/07 (04:26 PM) 
wow this is different. I love to dance and the salsa is hot. This is a great concept for writing, love the flow, makes you want to get up and dance.. thanks for sharing your work

  Versatile
10/09/07 (11:18 AM) 
Wow this was really different. I like salsa but i can't do it. LOL. But the picture and music really made since to your write and love of salsa. Nice

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