Title: Why is Celia Cruz Called the Queen of Salsa? | Because of Her Story
Headings: Why is Celia Cruz Called the Queen of Salsa?
Why is Celia Cruz Called the Queen of Salsa?
Why Is Celia Cruz Called the Queen of Salsa? #BecauseOfHerStory
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Content: Cruz arrived in the U.S. on November 20, 1961. She became one of few women to succeed in the male-dominated world of salsa music. Salsa was a music style that arose in 1960s and 1970s New York. It blended Cuban and other Afro-Latino musical traditions. Cruz performed salsa in Spanish, celebrating her Afro-Latino culture during the U.S. Civil Rights movement. Melinda Machado, director our National Museum of American History's office of public affairs, remembers listening to Cruz's music as a child. She wrote that her Cuban father, "was reluctant to talk about Cuba, a place he knew he'd never return to. So, I learned about Cuba from Celia Cruz." "Celia con Rolos" by Tony Peralta. Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 2017.3.1
Over her career, Cruz recorded more than 70 albums and songs, many of which went gold or platinum.