Mambo, Chachacha, Bachata, Danza, Danzon and Son were the first Salsa styles to ever exist. These styles developed as traditional Cuban genres and were danced throughout Cuba in the 1920s. They hit the United State by storm with this first world track hit Echale Salsita composed by Septet Ignasio Pinairo in 1930s and recorded by Victor Records. Other Cuban genres such as Rumba, Mambo, and Chachacha to name a few arrived in 1950s with Cubans and Latinos playing music in New York in the 1970s, the fusion of steps were nicknamed salsa. More Info below.