Muere Pau Donés, vocalista de Jarabe de Palo
Ha muerto, aún joven y en creatividad, PAU DONÉS, el líder de la banda española JARABE DE PALO. Más allá de su gran éxito en España y otros países, fue muy cercano a Cuba y a su música. Un momento especial éste, cuando cantó en Italia junto a la Reina, la gran CELIA CRUZ y […]
Angélique Kidjo Wins Best World Music Album For ‘Celia’ | 2020 GRAMMYs
By John Ochoa / grammy.com – January 26, 2020 Angélique Kidjo takes home Best World Music Album for ‘Celia’ at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards Angélique Kidjo won Best World Music Album for Celia at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. This marks her fourth win in the category and fourth GRAMMY win overall. During her acceptance speech, Kidjo celebrated a new generation […]
Un musical celebrará el legado de Celia Cruz
By Francis Rodriguez / eldiariony.com – November 7, 2019 Lucrecia protagonizará ‘Celia Cruz: The Musical’, que debutará el sábado 16 en el Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Un musical promete llevar al público de viaje por momentos cumbres en la vida de la cantante cubana Celia Cruz. El recorrido, de la mano de la artista Lucrecia, […]
What Do You Mean You’ve Never Heard Of Celia Cruz?
By Charles Waring / udiscovermusic.com – October 21, 2019 The First Lady Of Latin music, Celia Cruz was a multiple-Grammy winner who took salsa music to the world. So what do you mean you’ve never heard of her? If you’ve ever been to a salsa class, odds are you’ve heard Celia Cruz. Even if her […]
Watch Celia Cruz Win Best Salsa Performance At The First-Ever Latin GRAMMYs | GRAMMY Rewind
By Rachel Brodsky / Grammys – October 4, 2019 “You guys are going to give me a heart attack!” the Queen Of Salsa exclaimed as she accepted her golden gramophone in the year 2000 In the year 2000, at the first-ever Latin GRAMMY Awards, Cuban salsa icon Celia Cruz accepted a golden gramophone for Best Salsa Performance for her […]
Celia Cruz: Un símbolo universal de la cultura cubana
By Michel Hernández / oncubanews.com – October 21, 2019 La célebre cantante cumpliría este lunes 94 años. Hoy es una fecha de gran simbolismo para la cultura cubana, entendida en toda su diversidad, en toda su expansión, en todo lo que representa para los cubanos donde quiera que hayan decidido labrar su destino. Celia Cruz, […]
Santana Speaks with Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and Los Lobos
By AMERICAN ROUTES / wwno.org – September 25, 2019 We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with prominent voices of Latin American music. Carlos Santana speaks about playing music from the streets of Tijuana to the stage at Woodstock, launching his career in San Francisco, and his hopes for a global society explored on his new album Africa […]
Black Latinos Who Made US History, Impacted Popular Culture
By Marjua Estevez / bet.com – October 2, 2019 Black people, in all of our various forms, are a mighty and indispensable entity. Our presence, contributions and influence go far beyond U.S. borders. While Blackness and the Black experience vary according to where you are on the map, our country is one that has conditioned […]
Best Fania Songs: 20 Essential Tracks From The Legendary Latin Label
By Charles Waring / udiscovermusic.com – September 21, 2019 The gold standard in Latin Music, the best Fania songs truly merged cultures, ranging from salsa to disco, and all points between. When it comes to Latin music, one record label stands out from the pack: Fania. Often described as the Latin equivalent to Motown, this […]
La India: “Celia nos enseñó que con dulzura se llega lejos”
By diariolasamericas.com – September 20, 2019 La cantante puertorriqueña rendirá tributo a La Reina de la Salsa, quien fuera su madrina y gran amiga, el sábado 28 de septiembre, en el Arsht Center MIAMI.-Sin poses de diva, de contagiosa alegría y con la dulzura a flor de piel, así recuerda la India a Celia Cruz, su […]