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Celia Cruz

Ceilia Cruz , the Queen of Salsa born in Habana Cuba and died in The US , She was never allowed to go back and see her country because of the sanctions or even to be buried there , Celia was a super-star and she is having in her unusual musical portfolio more than 1000 songs !! she never stop to amaze people by her strong performance on the stage , and her flamboyant dress style she adopted , he is the Gem of Latin music and the Queen of Salsa without a single doubt and she gave till the last breath.



this is her legacy of albums:

Discography

2003 Homenaje a Beny Moré
2003 Celia & Johnny
2003 Dios Disfrute a la Reina
2003 Son Boleros, Boleros Son
2003 Reina de la Música Cubana
2003 Regalo del Alma
2003 Más Grande Historia Jamás Cantada
2003 Estrellas de la Sonora Matancera
2003 Celia in the House: Classic Hits Remixed
2003 Carnaval de la Vida
2003 Candela Pura
2002 Unrepeatable
2002 Hits Mix
2001 La Negra Tiene Tumbao
2000 Siempre Viviré
2000 Salsa
2000 Habanera
2000 Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa
1999 En Vivo Radio Progreso, Vol. 3
1999 En Vivo Radio Progreso, Vol. 2
1999 En Vivo Radio Progreso, Vol. 1
1999 En Vivo C.M.Q., Vol. 5
1999 En Vivo C.M.Q., Vol. 4
1998 Mi Vida Es Cantar
1998 Afro-Cubana
1997 También Boleros
1997 Duets
1997 Cambiando Ritmos
1996 Celia Cruz Delta
1995 Irresistible
1995 Festejando Navidad
1995 Double Dynamite
1995 Cuba's Queen of Rhythm
1994 Merengue Saludos Amigos
1994 Mambo del Amor
1994 Irrepetible
1994 Homenaje a Los Santos
1994 Guaracheras de La Guaracha
1993 Introducing
1993 Homenaje a Beny Moré, Vol. 3
1993 Boleros Polydor
1993 Azucar Negra
1992 Verdadera Historia
1992 Tributo a Ismael Rivera
1991 Reina del Ritmo Cubano
1991 Canta Celia Cruz
1990 Guarachera del Mundo
1988 Ritmo en el Corazón
1987 Winners
1986 De Nuevo
1986 Candela
1983 Tremendo Trío
1982 Feliz Encuentro
1981 Celia & Willie
1980 Celia/Johnny/Pete
1977 Only They Could Have Made This Album
1976 Recordando El Ayer
1975 Tremendo Caché
1974 Celia & Johnny
1971 Celia Y Tito Puente en España
1970 Etc. Etc. Etc.
1969 Quimbo Quimbumbia
1968 Serenata Guajira
1968 Excitante
1967 A Ti México
1967 Bravo Celia Cruz
1966 Son con Guaguancó
1966 Cuba Y Puerto Rico Son
1965 Sabor y Ritmo de Pueblos
1965 Canciones Premiadas
1959 Mi Diario Musical
1958 Incomparable Celia

Hector Lavoe

His life was full of tragedies , but he was like the tree that's full of fruits whenever hit gives more and better till he decided that he should give no more after a
his main branch was broken , he lost his 17 year old sun in a car accident and that was the end of Laove's life , hector lavoe's wife was a big support for him since the time he left his beloved country puerto-rico and went to New-york to be an artist , never expecting that he'll be as famous and loved as he is , one of the first artist that Lavoe met was Willie colon who is famous as well they had some albums and singles together , Lavoe has a fairly big discography


His versatile discography

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the Salsa Princess " La India"

Linda Caballero became known as India (Native American) among her friends because of her fine dark features and long straight black hair. In 1985, when Caballero was 14 years old, she became a back up singer for the Latin freestyle group TKA and was featured on the cover of TKA's second single "Come Get My Love" however she left shortly after. She was under the tutelage of John "Jellybean" Benitez, a Puerto Rican DJ who was once involved with—and credited for—discovering Madonna. She then re-recorded Jellybean's "Dancing on the Fire" and made it an even bigger club hit and the original. She also contributed vocals on Jellybean's club Hit "Mirage" and the only understandable words were "No Money..." When Caballero wasn't singing, she earned money as a part-time model.

Caballero signed a record contract with Reprise Records, which planned on making her the Latin version of Madonna. After recording the album Breaking Night, Caballero decided that she didn't want to take that route in her career.[1]

In 1990, when she was 19 years old, Caballero married Louie Vega. The marriage last for a few years but they still continue to maintain a professional relationship.

After Louie Vega had teamed up with DJ/producer Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez and formed Masters At Work the duo collaborated with India and produced the Classic House anthem "I Can't Get No Sleep." The single was followed by "When You Touch Me" but was not as successful as its precursor. Both songs were featured on the self-titled 1993 Masters At Work album on Cutting Records. India is a well-respected name in the house-music scene, but she is not as dominant in that genre as she is in salsa music.

An important event in her life took place one day when she accompanied her husband during a studio recording. Salsa band leader Eddie Palmieri happened to visit the studio and was impressed with Caballero when he heard her singing. In 1992, Palmieri produced Caballero's first Spanish-language salsa album "Llego la India via Eddie Palmieri" (The India has Arrived via Eddie Palmieri), which was acclaimed as one of the best salsa albums of the year.

From then on Caballero became known to all as "La India". In 1994, La India together with Vega recorded a house-music single that paid tribute to Santeria (a syncretic religion based in the Caribbean) titled "Love and Happiness ('Yemaya y Ochún).", a up-beat house track that is stilled played heavily in dance club's internationally. La India's involvement with Santeria bothered many people and as a result she was criticized by many. She later recorded Dicen Que Soy (They Say that I Am) which was a top Billboard chart Hit and is certified 2x gold. That same year India released the song "Vivir Lo Nuestro," a duet with Marc Anthony, which appeared on the album Combinación Perfecta.

In 1996, La India worked with Tito Puente on Jazzin, an English-language album of swing classics with a Latin twist on RMM Records. That year she contributed the song "Banderas" to the album Voces Unidas (United Voices), a multi-artist tribute to the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also released India: Mega Mix that same year before divorcing Vega. La India sang a duet titled "La Voz de la Experiencia" ("The Voice of Experience") with Celia Cruz, the queen of salsa. It was then that Cruz named La India the Princess of Salsa.

In 1997, La India recorded "Sobre el Fuego" (Over the Fire) with Puerto Rican salsa singer Kevin Ceballo as back-up, which was nominated for a Best Latin Tropical Performance Grammy Award and, in 1998, she won an ACE Award.

On May 31, 1998 La India gave two sold-out concerts at the Luis A. Ferre Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She returned to the United States and Cable Channel UPN aired one of her shows. La India also held concerts in New York's Madison Square Garden and in El Festival de la Calle Ocho in Miami, Florida.

In September, 1999, India release her album "Sola" which granted her great reviews for her single "Sola" and the hit covers by the late Cuban sensation La Lupe "Que Te Pedi" and "Si Vuelves Tu".

On February 5, 2000, a full page ad was placed in Billboard Magazine congratulating her on her second Grammy Award nomination and on March 2000, she was featured on Vibe Magazine.

In 2003, La India released "Latin Songbird: Mi Alma Y Corazón". The album's lead single, the salsa romantic tune "Sedúceme", became a hit in the Latin Charts, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks for several weeks. This was La India's first number 1 song. That song brought her a new fanbase, as well, as many awards and nominations, including two Latin Grammy nominations for Best Salsa Album and Best Tropical Song in 2003, and her third Grammy Award nomination for Best Salsa Album in 2004.

In 2005, La India participated in the musical presentation 'Selena Vive', a tribute to the late Tejano sensation 'Selena Quintanilla - Perez'.

In 2006, she released the album "Soy Diferente" and which contained two songs which became "hits", they were "Soy Diferente" and "Solamente Una Noche". The 2007 Annual Latin Billboard Awards honored India with (2) Awards, Best Tropical Album of The Year Female for "Soy Diferente" and Latin Dance Club Play track of the Year for "Just For One Night/Solamente Una Noche". In 2007, India collaborated with latin sensation Gloria Estefan, in a duet titled "90 Millas".

India is set to release her ninth studio album in mid 2009 that will propel her to international and various countries around Europe and Asia. India mentioned to the Associated Press, "I am reinventing myself...changing my physical image. India will return to become a 'barbie'. But more than that, I feel like a new woman because I have been been blessed with many beautiful things. After many years, I have my family with me and I am not separated from my mother, in which I suffered greatly, I have her in my life and that brings inner peace that I haven't had in a long time", said India.

Among La India's recordings are the following:

[edit] Studio Albums (New Material):

* 1989: Breaking Night
* 1992: Llego La India Via Eddie Palmieri
* 1994: Dicen Que Soy
* 1996: Jazzin' with Tito Puente
* 1997: Sobre el Fuego
* 1999: Sola
* 2003: Latin Songbird: Mi Alma Y Corazón
* 2006: Soy Diferente

[edit] Compilations:

* Love and Happiness EP (with River Ocean) (1993)
* India Megamix (1997)
* The Best of India (2004)
* Grandes Exitos + (2005)