| Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa | ||||
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| Released | December 7, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | May 12, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Length | 41:58 | |||
| Label | RMM | |||
| Producer | Jon Fausty | |||
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| Allmusic | |
Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa is a live album by Cuban salsa musician Celia Cruz. The album was recorded during a concert on May 12, 1999, in Hartford, Connecticut, which was broadcast by PBS. Among the participants of the concert were Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, La India, and Isidro Infante. [2] The album peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart. [3] The album received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album and a nomination for Tropical Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2001. [4] [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mi Vida Es Cantar" | Victor Daniel | 04:19 |
| 2. | "La Dicha Mia" | Johnny Pacheco | 07:28 |
| 3. | "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" | Victor Daniel | 05:13 |
| 4. | "Celia Y Tito" | Johnny Pacheco | 07:31 |
| 5. | "Medley Siboney/Babalu/El Cumbachero" | Rafael Hernandez, Ernesto Lecuona, Margarita Lecuona | 04:53 |
| 6. | "Azúcar Negra" | Mario Diaz | 02:57 |
| 7. | "Usted Abusó" | Pepe Avila, Jose Carlos Figueiredo, Antonio Carles Marques Pinto | 04:55 |
| 8. | "La Voz De La Experiencia" | La India, Isidro Infante | 07:28 |
| 9. | "El Guaba" | Johnny Pacheco | 05:01 |
| 10. | "Quimbara" | Junior Cepeda | 05:47 |
| 11. | "Cucala" | Wilfredo Figueroa | 05:28 |
| 12. | "Bemba Colora" | Horacio Santos | 08:38 |
| 13. | "Guantanamera" | Joseíto Fernández / Julian Orban / Peter Seeger | 07:12 |