description Angélique Kidjo - Celia Overview
Released in 2019, Celia is a tribute album by Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo dedicated to the music of Cuban salsa icon Celia Cruz. The album reimagines Cruz's classic tracks by infusing them with Afrobeat, jazz, and Beninese traditional rhythms. It received critical acclaim and won the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in 2020. It appeals to listeners interested in cross-cultural musical fusion and Latin music history.
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Whose music does Angélique Kidjo reinterpret on Celia?
Celia is a 2019 tribute to Cuban salsa icon Celia Cruz. Angélique Kidjo reworks Cruz's songs through her own Beninese and African musical perspective.
What styles does Angélique Kidjo add to Celia Cruz's songs on Celia?
The album blends salsa source material with Afrobeat, jazz, and Beninese traditional rhythms. This gives familiar songs a West African rhythmic identity rather than reproducing the originals literally.
When was Angélique Kidjo's Celia released?
Celia was released in 2019. It is a tribute project built around the repertoire of Celia Cruz, one of the central voices of Cuban and international salsa.
Is Celia a standard salsa album by Angélique Kidjo?
It is better understood as a cross-cultural tribute album than as a conventional salsa release. Kidjo keeps the connection to Celia Cruz while reshaping the material with Afrobeat, jazz, and Beninese influences.
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