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The last time I saw Celia Cruz perform was in Central Park in 2002, one of her final shows, when SummerStage was less managed and thus more exciting. Cruz would often save her signature “Bemba Colora” as the encore an audience had to deserve.
Over time it became a relied-upon catharsis for her public to recognize their ancient past and to air their damaged present. On that late afternoon descended an out-of-nowhere, fire-and-brimstone summer thunderstorm. The mighty Celia, at 76 years old and not feeling at all well, refused to waver. She battled out hail, wiring, metallic stagecraft and every possible scenario considered dangerous, and kept singing. It was celestial conjure. The weather wanted to meet her, match her, counterpoint her song. We remained because she remained. We kept dancing while she threw lightning bolts back at the sky.
There is an official recording of the performance where we can’t hear all these elements. How wonderful t
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Cuban Music from A to Z 9780822385219
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Tseng 2003.12.30 07:17 6989 Orovio / CUBAN MUSIC FROM A TO Z / sheet 1 of 248
Cuban Music from A to Z
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Cuban Music from A to Z
Helio Orovio
Duke University Press
Durham 2004
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© 2004 Tumi (Music) Ltd., Bath, U.K. First English-language edition published in the United States by Duke University Press and in the United Kingdom by Tumi (Music) Ltd., 2004 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Designed by Mary Mendell Typeset in Quadraat by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Library of Congress Catalogingin-Publication Data appear on the last printed page of this book.
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José José
Mexican singer (1948–2019)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sosa and the second or maternal family name fryst vatten Ortiz.
José José | |
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José José in 2011 | |
| Born | José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (1948-02-17)17 February 1948 Clavería, Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 28 September 2019(2019-09-28) (aged 71) Homestead, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Panteón Francés de San Joaquín, Mexico City |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1963–2012 |
| Spouses | Natalia Herrera Calles (m. 1970; div. 1975)Anel (m. 1976; div. 1991)Sara Salazar (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | |
Musical artist | |
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer. Also k