| Frontispiece | Colombia |
| Figure 1.1 | Clave pattern |
| Figure 1.2 | Habanera and anticipated bass patterns |
| Figure 1.3 | Basic rhythmic patterns in Cuban son and salsa |
| Figure 1.4 | Basic bomba rhythm |
| Figure 1.5 | Basic plena rhythm |
| Figure 1.6 | Cumbia and porro rhythmic patterns used for música tropical |
| Figure 1.7 | Typical melodic cells in música tropical |
| Figure 1.8 | Plaza Caicedo (c. 1925) |
| Figure 2.1 | Evelio Carabalí and Esmeralda (early 1970s) |
| Figure 2.2 | Comparison of pachanga and música tropical patterns |
| Figure 2.3 | Caleño salsa dancer (1996) |
| Figure 2.4 | Ballet de la Salsa (early 1970s) |
| Figure 2.5 | Ballet de la Salsa (early 1970s) |
| Figure 2.6 | Ballet de la Salsa (early 1970s) |
| Figure 2.7 | Ballet de la Salsa (early 1970s) |
| Figure 3.1 | Jaime Camargo’s templo de Babalú |
| Figure 3.2 | La Barola, with owner Miguel Angel Saldarriaga and wife |
| Figure 3.3 | Taberna Latina |
| Figure 3.4 | Gary Domínguez |
| Figure 3.5 | Pablo y su Música |
| Figure 4.1 | Música tropical figure from “Las Caleñas son como las flores” |
| Figure 4.2 | Grupo Niche |
| Figure 4.3 | Melodic quote from “Mi Buenaventura” in “Buenaventura y Caney” |
| Figure 4.4 | Incipit of “Mi Buenaventura” (original version) |
| Figure 4.5 | Crossed clave from introduction to “Cali pachanguero” |
| Figure 4.6 | Alexis Lozano |
| Figure 4.7 | Opening measures of “La pollera colora,” quoted in “Cocorobé” |
| Figure 4.8 | La Misma Gente |
| Figure 4.9 | “Rosalia,” instrumental break with jazz harmony |
| Figure 5.1 | Son de Azucar |
| Figure 5.2 | La Charanguita |
| Figure 6.1 | Campanero (cowbell player) |
| Figure 6.2 | Local campanero being asked to stop playing |
| Figure 6.3 | Campana bell pattern |
| Figure 6.4 | First Encuentro de Salsotecas (1991) |
| Figure 6.5 | Encuentro de Salsotecas in the Parque de la Música (1999) |
| Figure 6.6 | Encuentro de Salsotecas in the Parque de la Música |
| Tables | |
| Table 3.1 | Salsotecas and tabernas in Cali, 1980–96 |
| Table 5.1 | Caleño orquestas (1995) |
