I can't find the beat when listening to Salsa music (or any other music for that matter) ?

here's the thing. music is complicated. some composers decide to be complicated, especially songs like salsa songs. your right: there are many different instruments with different beats, but they all go together. here what to do. pick one instrument sound, try a b or drum (uaually in some music you hear a b or clap that is the main beat and will be counted on 2,4,6,8). listen to your entire song and only pay attention to listening to those key points in the song where you hear that b or drum. after listening to it a coupe times, start to mark out your dance in your head and see if yuo can follow it. you can do your dance if it helps you more. after you figure that out, the rest is easy. start adding sounds in your head and once you've got it all, strut your salsa stuff and work those hips. good luck! :-)