February 15, 2010 Now the seven-time Grammy Award-winner and legendary Queen of Salsa has been introduced to another generation of Latin music fans through the ...
Salsa music icon, Celia Cruz, will soon be the first Afro Latina to be featured on a United States quarter. La guarachera de Cuba and the queen of salsa is making history nearly 20 years after her ...
Angélique Kidjo rearranges the molecules of the Celia Cruz songs that many of us know by heart. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen ...
The last time I saw Celia Cruz perform was in Central Park in 2002, one of her final shows, when SummerStage was less managed and thus more exciting. Cruz would often save her signature "Bemba Colora" ...
For this year’s Icons & Influences issue, we asked 10 artists to pay tribute to the women who have shaped their sound, provided an example, and inspired them to break down barriers. Puerto Rican ...