Celia Cruz

Salsa Queen Celia Cruz has been brought back to musical life with a new single "La Bandera Que Canta". The song is part of a project called "Spoken Music". "La Bandera Que Canta" The "Spoken Music" project is presented by Celia Cruz…

October 5th is the birthday of Latin music legend Ismael Rivera "El Sonero Mayor". It happens to be just a couple of days after the passing anniversary of his legendary partner, Rafael Cortijo. In my opinion, Maelo became such an…

The classic Salsa music Fania recording "Celia & Johnny" celebrates 40 years since its release and continues to receive honorable recognition. I consider it a historical Salsa album in more than one way, and it will now be preserved by…

Most Salsa music fans would agree that Celia Cruz honored the nickname "Salsa Music Queen". Celia established such a high standard that no one else been able to occupy the vacated thrown since her departure! I had to write about Celia…

NPR is producing a series on the Top 50 voices of all-time, and yes, Cuban singer Celia Cruz made the list. A friend of mine emailed me this news about the NPR Top 50 List, and that Celia had made it. For me, the good thing of blogging…

Selecting a favorite Celia Cruz recording is like picking the most beautiful star in the sky....there are so many and they are all so pretty. But if I had to pick just one of Celia's Salsa albums, I would go with "Celia & Johnny".…

October 21st is a double-special day for Salsa music lovers. We commemorate the birthday anniversary of Salsa Queen Celia Cruz. Additionally, we also commemorate one of the favorite days for Ismael Rivera. This day is also when…

Johnny Pacheco is celebrating 50 years in the music business, and I want to share with you my favorite songs from this great Dominican artist. Pacheco arrived in New York in the 1940s and since then became an influential part of the…