"Celia Cruz En Vivo: 100 Años de
Azúcar" Celebrates the Centennial of the Legendary
Artist
MIAMI, May 24, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Loud And Live Studios and Celia Cruz
Entertainment announced today the release of a new
Commemorative LP in celebration of the centennial of Celia Cruz's birth. It is a compilation of nine
songs recorded at a concert in Miami,
FL, by the Queen of Salsa during the years of 1986 and 1987
titled En Vivo: 100 Años de Azúcar (100 Years of
Azúcar). These recordings have remained unreleased for almost
four decades.
LOUD AND LIVE STUDIOS & CELIA CRUZ
ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM WITH NEWLY-FOUND
RECORDINGS OF CELIA CRUZ
"Looking for material in our archives, we found these
recordings that we didn't even know existed, made by radio
personality Albertico Rodríguez in a nightclub in Miami in the mid-eighties. Celia only released
one live album during her entire career, which makes these
recordings even more valuable," says Omer Pardillo-Cid, Celia
Cruz's last manager and universal executor of her legacy, in
addition to being one of the album producers. "One of the great
treasures of my life was accompanying Celia for so many years.
After her death, I made it my mission to safeguard the work that
she left us so that it would not be forgotten over time. This
project is one more example that Celia is immortal. Now she is the
one who accompanies me and will do so for eternity."
The power of the music of the so-called La Guarachera de
Cuba is inestimable. More than
twenty years after her death, the iconic Cuban artist seems to be
more alive than ever. In the two decades that have passed, the fame
and affection for the artist continues to grow daily. Celia Cruz has become the most idolized Hispanic
singer in history. This cultural icon, who received countless
honors and awards during her lifetime, including three
GRAMMY® Awards and four Latin GRAMMY® Awards,
was commemorated by the United States Postal Service with a postage
stamp featuring her image as part of the Latin Music Legends
Forever series. Recently, her image was immortalized by the toy
company Mattel® as a Barbie® doll in their
Inspiring Women series, and in August
2024, the United States Mint, a bureau of the Department of
the Treasury, will honor the artist as one of four women selected
to have their faces depicted on a United
States 25-cent coin, as part
of the American Women Quarters program.
This album, which features some of her most iconic songs such as
Quimbara, Bemba Colorá, La Dicha Mía and Tu Voz, in completely unreleased versions,
is produced by Loud And Live Studios and curated by multi-GRAMMY®
and Latin GRAMMY® award-winning producers Nelson Albareda and Omer
Pardillo-Cid, and radio personality Albertico Rodríguez. The
recordings were restored and remastered by engineer Pedro "Waldy D"
Domínguez, also a GRAMMY® award winner.
This album will be available in several configurations,
including a Limited-Edition Collector's box set. The
Limited-Edition set will feature unique packaging, one of its main
attractions, adorned with authentic vintage sequined fabric from
one of the textiles used in Cruz's famous costumes. The
Limited-Edition Collector's set and the Deluxe box set edition will
also include a hardcover book containing one hundred photographs
celebrating each year of the legendary artist's life, along with
exclusive printed photos that are sure to become collector's items.
Additionally, the album will be released as standard vinyl and made
available on all digital platforms.
"This album is very special to me for several reasons. First
and foremost, Celia Cruz,
Cuba's most iconic artist was one
of the first artists I worked with. Second, these are recordings of
live concerts in the city I cherish, Miami. Third, I have always liked design,
whether graphic or advertising, and I think the packaging of this
album is unique and a true representation of Celia's style,"
says Nelson Albareda, CEO of Loud
And Live and executive producer of the album. "And finally, the
music itself, my great passion. As a Cuban-American, this music
celebrates my roots, my heritage, and my essence as a human being.
An artist like Celia comes along every hundred years, and that is
precisely what we are celebrating, 100 Años de Azucar."
"En Vivo: 100 Años de Azúcar," distributed by InnerCat,
had its exclusive premiere on SiriusXM Caliente channel 158 and is
now available on all digital platforms and in physical formats at
www.celiacruz.com. The launch of this album marks the beginning of
a series of celebrations organized by the Celia Cruz Foundation to
honor the centennial of the iconic artist. These festivities will
commence in October 2024 and continue
through the end of 2025.
Celia Cruz En Vivo: 100 Años de
Azúcar
All Album Configurations available:
https://record-stop.com/collections/celia-cruz
Watch the Quimbara Music Video: https://youtu.be/nlGzLj8ZVfw
Link to Digital Platforms: https://pfl.ink/28fepnpx22
Connect With Celia Cruz:
Social Media:
https://celiacruz.com/links/
https://celiacruz.com/
Instagram: @celiacruz
Connect with Loud And Live:
Instagram:
@loudliveentertainment and @loud_live
About Loud And Live Studios:
Loud And
Live Studios, Loud And Live's premier content development and
production company, is a GRAMMY ® and Latin GRAMMY ® award-winning
studio dedicated to creating culturally relevant content across its
entertainment, brand marketing & lifestyle events platform,
including livestreams, podcasts, short & long-form videos,
music specials, documentaries & branded content. Headquartered
in Miami, Loud And Live Studios is
driven by its passion to bring compelling stories to life through
authentic storytelling, ensuring a high-quality content experience
for its global audiences. Loud And Live Studios also operates two
Latin platform channels on SiriusXM, EnVivo (channel 154) and Latin
Vault (channel 155).
About Celia Cruz Entertainment:
Celia
Cruz Entertainment is responsible for the safeguarding, protection
and maximizing the benefits accruable into and from all
Celia Cruz intellectual property
assets, including Celia Cruz
copyrights, trademarks, URL, image rights, archives, performance
rights, naming rights and together with Celia Cruz Legacy Project
Archive and Research Center collects, safeguards and makes
accessible materials, documents, photographs, video footage, stage
dresses and pieces from Celia Cruz's personal collection to keep
the Legacy of Celia Cruz alive for generations to come.
Visit celiacruz.com for more
information.
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