Recorded five years after Cruz left Cuba for good, Son Con Guaguancó depicts the singer on the cusp of major stardom as she adapts to a new life... The world's love affair with Celia Cruz is a story ...
ARCADIA, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Pedro Knight, lead trumpet player for Cuba's La Sonora Matancera band and husband of "Queen of Salsa" Celia Cruz, died at 85 in an Arcadia, Calif., hospital. A cause ...
La Sonora Matancera with Celia Cruz circa the 1950s (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.) It was 90 years ago that Valentin Cane ...
As a child, Cruz began singing in amateur contests. Her big break came in 1950, when she was called in to replace the lead singer of the legendary La Sonora Matancera, arguably the best salsa band of ...
Celia Cruz was a trailblazing singer in Latin music. When I discovered her songs, I was in awe of how much creativity, charisma, and charm can be in one person. She embraced the boldness of salsa that ...