The Life and Music of Celia Cruz

[JaneMas]

http://americanhistory.si.edu/celiac...3553143410uuof

The Smithsonian Institution invites you to visit ¡Azúcar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz at the National Museum of American History, Behring Center, in Washington, D.C.

¡Azúcar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz highlights the remarkable career of the Queen of Latin Music. It spanned six decades and took Cruz from humble beginnings in Havana, Cuba, to acclaim as a world-renowned artist.


Combining a piercing and powerful voice with a larger-than-life personality and outrageous and original stage costumes, she was one of the few women to succeed in the male-dominated world of salsa music. At her death in 2003, she was celebrated around the world as the Queen of Salsa.

Salsa is music born in New York City, based on the rhythm of the Cuban son and combined with other Afro-Caribbean musical genres such as the plena, bomba, cumbia, merengue, and rumba. As the personification of salsa, Celia Cruz came to represent all Latinos.

[Jacob-Estrada]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[Yujike]

Jane, I'm having problems downloading the info on the site., I'll try later.