◇ image via WikipediaCelia Cruz
Celia Cruz is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ms. Lauryn Hill, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, Ismael Rivera and Ray Barretto. Those roots explain a lot about how Celia Cruz arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Johnny Pacheco, Marc Anthony, La Sonora Matancera, El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico and Joe Arroyo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pitbull, CNCO, La India, La Lupe and India, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Celia Cruz, reaching back through Ms. Lauryn Hill and forward to Pitbull. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname La Guarachera de Cuba. In the following decades, she became known internationally as the "Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music. She sold over 30 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
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Celia Cruz connections
Celia Cruz grew out of Ms. Lauryn Hill, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe and Ismael Rivera, shares an orbit with Johnny Pacheco, Marc Anthony, La Sonora Matancera and El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, went on to shape Pitbull, CNCO, La India and La Lupe. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Johnny Pachecoartist
- Marc Anthonyartist
- La Sonora Matanceraartist
- El Gran Combo De Puerto Ricoartist
- Joe Arroyoartist
- Rubén Bladesartist
- Fruko Y Sus Tesosartist
- Fania All Starsartist
- Grupo Nicheartist
- Héctor Lavoeartist
- La Lupeartist
- Frankie Ruizartist
- Jerry Riveraartist
- Ibrahim Ferrerartist
- Compay Segundoartist
- Eddie Santiagoartist
- Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Soundartist
- Joe Cuba Sextetartist
- Ray Barrettoartist
- Mongo Santamariaartist
- Sierra Maestraartist
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