Celia Cruz - Bemba Colorá (Letra Oficial)

Among the album’s memorable tracks is the upbeat opener, “Bemba colorá,” a self-affirming guaracha mambo (featuring Puente on the timbales) which became an early hit for the singer. Released via Tico Records, the album Son con guaguancó found Cruz at a defining moment in her personal and artistic journey. The album, notes NPR, is “an artifact of Cruz’s . . . life in transition—from Cuba to exile in the United States, and from obscurity behind institutional barriers to international fame. On the cusp of international stardom, the Cruz who recorded this album is at once a girl in Cuba’s countryside, set firmly in the day-to-day landscape and concerns of el campo, as well as a burgeoning star, transplanting these minutiae among the tumultuous United States of 1966.” That sense of blended identity was also reflected in Cruz’s music, as she fused an array of genres. The album’s title, which combined the names of two popular styles—the Afro-Cuban son montuno and the faster-paced guaguancó rhythms—further reinforced the concept. Helping Cruz imagine the album was legendary producer Al Santiago (founder of the pioneering label Alegre Records), as well as a star-studded line-up of arrangers, including Puente, Charlie Palmieri, Bobby Valentín and Louie Ramirez. The singer was backed by some of the best musicians in the genre—all of whom were members of the foundational collective Alegre All Stars. #CeliaCruz #QueenofSalsa #CeliaCruzCentennial #SonConGuaguanco #TicoRecords #Salsa #SalsaMusic #FaniaRecords #BembaColora *Sígue/Follow Fania Records* Facebook: https://found.ee/faniarecordsFB Instagram: https://found.ee/faniarecordsIG YouTube: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-yt-lat Twitter: https://found.ee/faniarecordsTwitter TikTok: https://found.ee/faniarecordsTikTok Newsletter: https://found.ee/fania-subscribe-newsletter-lat