Cruz, Celia / Rough Guide to Celia Cruz
Album: Rough Guide to Celia Cruz   Collection:World
Artist:Cruz, Celia   Added:Apr 2005
Label:World Music Network  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-05-15 Pull Date: 2005-07-17 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Jul 17 Jul 10 Jun 26 Jun 19 Jun 12 Jun 5 May 29 May 22
Airplays: 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 23, 2016: Music Casserole
Elegua, El Paso Del Mulo
4. Jan 01, 2010: Music Casserole
El Paso Del Mulo
2. Jun 05, 2014: Late Night Lurve
Cucala
5. Dec 04, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Reina Rumba
3. Apr 01, 2014: It's Bollywood, It's Hollywood
Sugar Sugar
6. Jan 24, 2009: Music Casserole
Elegua

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2005-05-16
The Queen of SALSA - 1966 to 1992 Celia's early NY days with La Sonora Matancera, Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco and Ray Barreto
1: 2:28 mid to fast with Memo Salamanca Orchestra.
2: 2:08 mid to fast brass & percussion.
3: 3:28 mid tempo.
4: 2:52 cool mid to fast vocal conga groove Boogaloo.
*5: 2: 57 mid to fast vocal with piano/conga/cowbell
*6: 4:14 FAST conga groove FAST FAST
***7: 3:01 Afro Cuban chant Great TITO percussion.
8: 4:32 mid to fast Big band sound Big Brass.
9: 4:29 mid tempo.
***10: 4: 41 slower cool conga-vocals-piano-tres & perc.
11: 3:58 mid tempo Celia with male vocal duet.
**12: 5:45 mid to fast male chorus Ray Barreto perc.
**13: 2: 55 mid tempo great vocals.
***14: 3:48 mid to fast cool scat style singing "Cucala"
15: 4:22 mid to fast perc/brass/vocal groove
***16: nice Tres intro. Soaring vocals, perc & brass groove
17: 5:30 mid great vocals male/female duet, tres groove.
18: 2:38 mid tempo almost a ballad.
19: 2:57 sad but beautiful " When I left Cuba" D Farrell 05/2005

Track Listing
1. La Jaibera   10. El Paso Del Mulo
2. El Cacahuatero   11. La Madre Rumba
3. Arrecotin Arrecotan   12. Nadie Se Salva De La Rumba
4. Metida Con You   13. Sugar Sugar
5. La Campeona   14. Cucala
6. Reina Rumba   15. Rico Changui
7. Elegua   16. Flor De Mayo
8. Bambarakatunga   17. Se Que Tu
9. No Me Cambie Camino   18. Te Solte La Riennda
  19. Cuando Sali Di Cuba