Celina Gonzalez
Posted May 29th, 2008 by Geo-
A few years back I stumbled across an album in the Latin bin of a used record store and it instantly became one of my favorites for dancing. I doubt a lot of a people have heard of Celina Gonzalez.... Of course neither had I at the time and I had no idea exactly who or what I was listening to - but I was immediately transfixed.
Known as the Queen of Punto Cubano or Queen of Country in her native Cuba, Celina's fantastic voice and great arrangements from Frank Fernandez and the Adalberto Alverez orchestra seemlessly blend the old sounds of guajira & son with the new sound of their descendant salsa, jazz and even a little funk.
Celina Gonzales con Frank Fernández y Adalberto Alvarez
I doubt many salsa DJs own or have ever listened to this album, but fortunately you can occassionally hear it at The Harem since the DJs Jamin & Shekyla know I love this album and dig it out every few weeks. More Son than Salsa it does not have a straight-forward salsa feel. Still there are lots of really danceable melodies and rhythms to follow in every song.. To better understand the movement, check out some of the Son videos on Youtube.com.
Enjoy!
Known as the Queen of Punto Cubano or Queen of Country in her native Cuba, Celina's fantastic voice and great arrangements from Frank Fernandez and the Adalberto Alverez orchestra seemlessly blend the old sounds of guajira & son with the new sound of their descendant salsa, jazz and even a little funk.
Celina Gonzales con Frank Fernández y Adalberto Alvarez
I doubt many salsa DJs own or have ever listened to this album, but fortunately you can occassionally hear it at The Harem since the DJs Jamin & Shekyla know I love this album and dig it out every few weeks. More Son than Salsa it does not have a straight-forward salsa feel. Still there are lots of really danceable melodies and rhythms to follow in every song.. To better understand the movement, check out some of the Son videos on Youtube.com.
Enjoy!
