The Queen Of Salsa Vs Fidel Castro - 2134 Words

The Queen of Salsa vs Fidel Castro Celia Cruz was born Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso on October 21, 1925, in a working-class neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. She began singing professionally on Cuban radio and in nightclubs in the late 1940s while studying music theory and voice at a music academy in Havana from 1947 to 1950. In 1950, she began singing with the popular Cuban orchestra La Sonora Matancera. Over the next 15 years, their collaboration had many hit singles, which raised Celia to the top as she performed diverse Afro-Cuban music throughout the Caribbean, South America, and the U.S. While Celia’s career was placing her as one of the best singers on the island, the Cuban revolution was also beginning. The Cuban revolution was an†¦show more content†¦She was being forced to pay a quote for being a singer and she was told that she couldn’t talk down the new government whenever she came to the United States. As luck would have it, she was being interview with the President of Mexico and it was believed that she said something that Castro didn’t like and because of that she was consider a communist and was banned from the island. It was believed that Castro in a way envied Celia because of success and because of how the people loved her. He wanted to be the most powerful man in the island but that never happen. This envy was what let him to close the doors of the island to Celia and other artist that were against his regime. He also banned her music from the island. So many fans of Celia weren’t able to listen to her anymore because they could’ve gone to jail for being consider a communist. His hatred was so powerful towards Celia that even when her mother and father died, he didn’t let her attend their funerals. During the time that she was exile from Cuba and came to the United States, she wrote many songs that express the feelings she had for leaving her mother behind and for one day to see Cuba free. One of her most powerful songs that express her love for the island and what the island has been through is called â€Å"In Case Of No Returned†. In this song she talks about how she might not be able to come back to Cuba before she dies and how she wish to see the island free. It was a very