Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, Primary SourceDate Posted: 5/11/2012
This resource offers audio samples of Cruz's music and video clips of her life and performances. In addition to salsa, Celia Cruz performed many genres of Afro-Caribbean songs, including the Cuban son, Puerto Rican bomba and plena, the Dominican merengue, the Colombian cumbia, Brazilian music, blues, jazz, rock & roll, and dance music such as the rumba, mambo, and guaracha. Her repertoire showcased the power of her voice, as well as her skill and mastery of rhythmic complexities.
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This is a Bata Cubana, or Cuban Rumba dress, donated to the Smithsonian by Celia Cruz, the great ...
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