Is this the rhythm of a world in step?

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN � What if it could be proved that no two nations that play salsa music have ever declared war on each other? Some of the best salsa music in the Middle East comes from Egypt and Israel, for instance. Both nations have been at peace since 1979, the same period when salsa began to take hold. A coincidence? Perhaps not.

The first time I heard Arabic salsa music, I was in a taxi