Regalo Del Alma (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Latin Music  »  Salsa
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: July 29, 2003
• Label: Sony Discos Inc.
• UPC: 037627062029
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106659362
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #32093 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #429 in Latin Music (See Top 100 Latin Music Bestsellers)
• #29 in Salsa (See Top 100 Salsa Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Celia Cruz, Lolita, El General (vocals); Yrvis Mendez (acoustic

& electric guitars, background vocals); Bernd Schoenhart (acoustic & electric guitars); Juan Cerro (Spanish guitar); Alain Perez (tres, keyboards, bass, background vocals); Inoidel Gonzalez (saxophone); Juan Munguia, Raul Agras (trumpet); William Paredes, Joe Fiedler (trombone); Sergio George (piano, keyboards, bass, programming); Ivan Gonzalez (piano); Luca Germini (keyboards, programming); Ruben Rodriguez (bass); Jose Aguilera (cajon, bongos, percussion); Luis Quintero, Marc Quinones (percussion); Cherito, Sarah Gomez (background vocals).

Principally recorded at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York; Crescent Moon, Miami, Florida; Primera Base, D-Ley, Madrid, Spain.

REGALO DEL ALMA won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album.

"Regalo del Alma" ("Gift of the Soul") is perhaps the ideal phrase to sum up the astounding career of Celia Cruz. With her undiluted musical vision, ever-positive outlook, and flair for crowd-pleasing showmanship, the undisputed "Queen of Salsa" brought joy to listeners worldwide for nearly seven decades. Even more amazing than the length of her tenure, however, is the unflagging consistency of her recorded output. Like George Jones and Frank Sinatra, two of the very few other singers to so completely define their chosen genres across multiple generations, Cruz's voice only became richer and more expressive with age.

Even here, while battling the brain tumor that eventually ended her life, Cruz sounds as powerful as a completely healthy woman one quarter of her age. Whether bolstered by electro-style synth bass ("Ella Tiene Fuego") or hearkening back to the no-frills Cuban dance music that Cruz helped create ("A Maria Loca"), every track is driven by the vocalist's perfect phrasing, sense of playfulness, and supreme confidence. In short, REGALO DEL ALMA is not only a fitting encore--it makes abundantly clear why Cruz will likely be forever remembered as the greatest salsa artist of all time. Azucar!

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