Music has so much to do with ones identity. It is a reflection of past experiences or experiences you wish you want for yourself. It is both a scientific connection with the hormones our body produces when we hear a beat that makes us feel a sense of identity. Dopamine rushes to our brain and makes us feel happy, lively, and a sense of peace because you feel like you belong. In my case when I listen to Colombian salsa, the lyrics sometimes refer to certain places in Colombia that gives me nostalgia, or even talks about a food or a bar that is famous, and in my head, I think to myself, “Hey I went there!” or “Damn that sounds like something I wanna try next time I go.” Although salsa has many difference subsections divided by regions, but the lyrics from Colombian artists, make it their own; with both the beat and lyrics.

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