Celia Cruz - The Queen of Salsa [LP]

Release Date: December 05, 2025
Label: Craft Recordings

Celia Cruz - "The Queen of Salsa". A Celia Cruz centennial tribute that features 12 of the salsa icon's indelible hits from her crowning years (1966-1993). The compilation brings together solo and collaboration songs featuring Latin music icons Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colón and the Fania All Stars. Highlights include the quintessential rumba "Quimbara," the salsa jam "Usted abusó" and the salsafied guajira-son "Guantanamera," plus liner notes by co-author of the official Celia autobiography Ana Cristina Reymundo.