Celia Cruz

Smithsonian Presents: Azucar! The Life & Times of Celia Cruz

geo — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:03:50 -0600

Back in 2005, the Smithsonian Musuem created a tribute exhibit to Celia Cruz - known throughout the world as "La Reina de Salsa" or in English -- the Queen of Salsa. From a career spanning six decades, her presence is still felt in Salsa clubs everywhere. Some of her most popular hits like "La vida es un carnival" spin night after night.

Highlights Include

Biography
Photos of her as a child and throughout her career
Videos of early performances
Audio of popular hits throughout her career

To see the exhibit online, click here...

For more information on the Smithsonian exhibit and the National Musuem of American History, click here...

Salsa Artists on National Geographic

geo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:31:04 -0600

National Geographic World Music has a great article on the emergence of salsa as a poplular music and dance with great bios and music samples from many of the most prominent musicians.

The word "salsa" is a perfect metaphor for a genre of music that emerged as a result of mixture: Cuban-based rhythms played (mainly) by Puerto Ricans in New York City! What salsa is—a sauce—helped to describe the cultural and musical make-up of New York City during the 1960s and 1970s; what it is not is a rhythm.

Salsa To Move You - SKY Mambo Project Vol. 3

yasalsa — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:43:34 -0500

The SKY Mambo Project has posted another salsa play list with a cha cha or 2 mixed in. People often ask, "How do you know what what songs or artists to look for?" The answer: Since a lot of this stuff is not in the main stream media channels, good salsa collectors need to rely on word of mouth and sometimes luck to in order to find the good stuff...

Salsa To Move You - SKY Mambo Project Vol. 2

geo — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:04:08 -0500

A little salsa to move you and help put some names to those tunes you hear in the clubs. This playlist features some of the biggest names in Salsa including La Reina de (the Queen of) salsa Celia Cruz and El Gran Combo who reign as Puerto Rico's biggest band.