Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa
Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa is a live album by Cuban salsa musician Celia Cruz. The album was recorded during a concert on May 12, 1999 in Hartford, Connecticut which was broadcast by PBS. Among the participants of the concert were Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, La India, and Isidro Infante.[2] The album peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart.[3] The album received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album and a nomination for Tropical Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2001.[4][5]
| Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 7, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | May 12, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Length | 41:58 | |||
| Label | RMM | |||
| Producer | Jon Fausty | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mi Vida Es Cantar" | Victor Daniel | 4:18 |
| 2. | "La Dicha Mia" | Johnny Pacheco | 7:27 |
| 3. | "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" | Victor Daniel | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Celia y Tito" | Johnny Pacheco | 7:30 |
| 5. | "Medley Siboney/Babalu/El Cumbachero" | Rafael Hernandez, Ernesto Lecuona, Margarita Lecuona | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Azúcar Negra" | Mario Diaz | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Usted Abusó" | Pepe Avila, Jose Carlos Figueiredo, Antonio Carles Marques Pinto | 4:54 |
| 8. | "La Voz de la Experiencia" | La India, Isidro Infante | 7:27 |
| 9. | "El Guaba" | Johnny Pacheco | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Quimbara" | Junior Cepeda | 5:46 |
| 11. | "Cucala" | Wilfredo Figueroa | 5:27 |
| 12. | "Bemba Colora" | Horacio Santos | 8:37 |
| 13. | "Guantanamera" | Joseíto Fernández / Julian Orban / Peter Seeger | 7:11 |
References
- Allmusic review
- Bush, John. "Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa". Allmusic. Rovi.
- "Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa - Celia Cruz". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- "1st Annual Latin GRAMMY Award Winnersa". Los Culturas. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22.
- "Premios Lo Nuestro: Votación 2001". Univision. Univision Communications Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
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