MuseZeuM Curated By Creator Salaam Remi Back In NYC July 4th Through Labor Day
By Sha Be Allah | Thesource.com – July 3, 2023 Fresh off Big Daddy Kane’s performance at the Midnight at MuseZeuM concert series, legendary producer Salaam Remi brings MuseZeuM back to NYC for another pop up. The collection will be on display starting July 4th through Labor Day at Legacy NYC. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Attendees will experience digital and physical exhibits featuring a musical art collection curated by […]
Abrirán mausoleo de Celia Cruz en cementerio del Bronx en el 20 aniversario de su muerte
La bóveda donde reposan los restos de la Guarachera de Cuba en el cementerio de Woodlawn en el Bronx, Nueva York, estará abierta el domingo 16 de julio para que sus seguidores le rindan tributo. El próximo 16 de julio se cumplen 20 años de la muerte de Celia Cruz (1925-2003), fecha en que el cementerio de […]
El recuerdo de Celia Cruz sigue más vivo que nunca a veinte años de su partida
Por Arturo Arias Polo | ElNuevoHerald.com – Julio 05, 2023 Celia sigue presente aunque esté ausente. La Fundación Celia Cruz y el Celia Cruz Legacy Project anunciaron que están preparando diversos homenajes por el 20 aniversario de la muerte de la legendaria cantante cubana. La super famosa Reina de la Salsa, nacida en la Habana […]
Ruth Sánchez Laviera, la peluquera de Celia Cruz
By Rosa Marquetti Torres | Desmemoriados.com – Junio 22, 2023 Una historia de talento y amistad Iba camino de encontrarme con mi amiga, la profesora Alexandra Vázquez, para almorzar en un restaurante italiano cerca de Madison Avenue. Intento ser puntual, llego con demasiada antelación y decido sentarme en la misma parada de ómnibus donde me […]
Azucar! Dress worn by Queen of Salsa donated to Cuban Heritage Collection
By Barbara Gutierrez | News@TheU – April 20, 2023 The exquisite beaded, silk, black gown joins a medley of other treasured items that comprise the Celia Cruz Collection at University Libraries. She was called the Queen of Salsa. Others called her Celia de Cuba. The exuberant shout “Azucar!” was her trademark. Celia Cruz, the Cuban-born singer, […]
‘Queen of Salsa’ has her own US quarter: Celia Cruz to be first Afro Caribbean woman on the coin
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips | USA Today – February 8, 2023 The Queen of Salsa will soon be honored with a quarter of her own. Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is appearing on new coins for 2024, the U.S. Mint announced last week. The singer will be the first Afro Caribbean woman to appear on the U.S. quarter, […]
As always, Celia Cruz, the queen of salsa, is right on the money | Opinion
By THE MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD | Miami Herald – February 21, 2023 Celia Cruz, best known as the Cuban queen of salsa, was that particular kind of celebrity who transcends ethnicity, language and generational divides. She was a Cuban version of a Betty White, a Willie Nelson, a Dolly Parton, a Beyoncé. Even if […]
Celia Cruz Will Be First Afro-Latina to Appear on the U.S. Quarter
By Isabella Simonetti | The New York Times – February 12, 2023 Ms. Cruz, a Cuban American singer known as the Queen of Salsa, was described by the U.S. Mint as “one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century.” Celia Cruz, a Cuban American singer who was known as the Queen of […]
Celia Cruz Makes History as First Afro-Latina on U.S. Currency
By CBS Miami, February 8, 2023 MIAMI — Celia Cruz, the iconic singer known as the Queen of Salsa, has made history by becoming the first Afro-Latina to appear on U.S. currency. The famous Cuban- American singer is slated to appear on the 25 cent coin as part of the United States Mint’s 2024 American Women […]
Queen of salsa Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter
Por Pablo Valdivia | npr.org – February 7, 2023 Celia Cruz was used to making history. The late Cuban American icon recorded over 80 albums, earned 23 gold records, won five Grammy Awards, and received the president’s National Medal of Arts. And now, the U.S. Mint is honoring Cruz with a quarter of her own, making her […]