{"id":41891,"date":"2019-03-19T17:24:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T15:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/angelique-kidjo-pays-tribute-to-cuban-icon-celia-cruz-in-her-new-album\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:35:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:35:59","slug":"angelique-kidjo-pays-tribute-to-cuban-icon-celia-cruz-in-her-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/angelique-kidjo-pays-tribute-to-cuban-icon-celia-cruz-in-her-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo pays tribute to Cuban icon Celia Cruz in her new album"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22567 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Celia-Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Celia-Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Celia-Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-759x506.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Celia-Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-661x441.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Celia-Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Celia-Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>In\u00a0<em>Celia,\u00a0<\/em>her new album to be released on April 19th,<em>\u00a0<\/em>Beninese singer explores the African roots of the &#8216;Cuban Queen&#8217; of Salsa.<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Throughout her career,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/angelique-kidjo\/\">Angelique Kidjo<\/a><\/span>\u00a0has focused on extracting and highlighting the African roots underlying notable artists&#8217; music. After reworking the Talking Head&#8217;s cornerstone album\u00a0<em>Remain In Light,<\/em> the three Grammys laureate now turns to Celia Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>The artist was the leading figure of Salsa, a music style invented in-between Miami and New York by the Cuban and Porto Rican diaspora. Kidjo seeks tracing up to the African roots of this music style born through complex cultural exchanges.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VPRZXA5FeaI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Time Magazine&#8217;s &#8220;First African Diva&#8221; digs those influences through Cruz&#8217;s\u00a0milestone songs, injecting her powerful voice and energy inside them. It can be heard in this first excerpt from the album, where the Afro-Cuban rhythms carry Kidjo&#8217;s strong voice.<\/p>\n<p>This new project is tightly linked with the stage, where Angelique plays with Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez.<\/p>\n<p><em>Celia\u00a0<\/em>will be out on April 19th.\u00a0Pre-order it\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/angeliquekidjo.lnk.to\/Celia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h5>Read Next:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/60-femmes-playlist\/\">60 creative women who are inspiring the future of music<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22566\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia.jpg 750w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ang%C3%A9lique-Kidjo-Celia-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In\u00a0Celia,\u00a0her new album to be released on April 19th,\u00a0Beninese singer explores the African roots of the &#8216;Cuban Queen&#8217; of Salsa. 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