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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	Celia Cruz was a Cuban American singer central to the international circulation of [[Salsa\|salsa]]. Known for her powerful voice and vivid stage presence, she connected Cuban dance-song practice with the New York Latin-music scene.<ref name="celia-smith">[https://www.si.edu/spotlight/celia-cruz-salsa Smithsonian Institution: Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		Celia Cruz was a Cuban American singer central to the international circulation of [[Salsa\|salsa]]. Known for her powerful voice and vivid stage presence, she connected Cuban dance-song practice with the New York Latin-music scene.<ref name="celia-smith">[https://www.si.edu/spotlight/celia-cruz-salsa Smithsonian Institution: Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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== Summary ==
Celia Cruz was a Cuban American singer central to the international circulation of [[Salsa|salsa]]. Known for her powerful voice and vivid stage presence, she connected Cuban dance-song practice with the New York Latin-music scene.<ref name="celia-smith">[https://www.si.edu/spotlight/celia-cruz-salsa Smithsonian Institution: Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Life and career ==
Raised in Havana, Cruz joined [[Sonora Matancera]] in 1950. Performing beyond Cuba and later settling in the United States, she developed further collaborations with [[Tito Puente]] and Johnny Pacheco. Her career continued through the Fania era and into later generations of salsa recording.<ref name="celia-estate">[https://celiacruz.com/biography/ Celia Cruz: estate biography]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Music and style ==
Her singing combined rhythmic precision, a large expressive range and the sonera's responsive relationship with chorus and ensemble. The Smithsonian identifies her as a major force in popularizing salsa in the United States. Her influence also lay in the visibility of a Black woman as a commanding band-fronting presence within a heavily male musical industry. Cuban repertoire, performance personality and the wider Afro-Caribbean dance-music world all belong in an account of her style.<ref name="celia-nmaahc">[https://nmaahc.si.edu/latinx/celia-cruz National Museum of African American History and Culture: Celia Cruz]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Works and performances ==
'Quimbara', from ''Celia y Johnny'', became a signature recording. 'La vida es un carnaval' and 'La negra tiene tumbao' demonstrate the continuing reach of her later work. Earlier recordings with [[Sonora Matancera]] provide a useful comparison with the larger salsa ensembles of her subsequent career.<ref name="celia-estate" />

Selected recordings in MuGlobe:
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31j2YyIDM2E Quimbara — live recording] — [[Salsa]].

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