Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, is making history nearly 20 years after her death

 

Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, is making history nearly 20 years after her death

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Salsa music icon², Celia Cruz, will soon be the first Afro Latina to be featured on a United States quarter.

(SOUNDBITE OF CELIA CRUZ SONG, "LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL")A MART?NEZ, HOST:

La guarachera de Cuba and the queen of salsa is making history nearly 20 years after her death. Celia Cruz will soon be honored as the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL")UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing in Spanish).

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

The Cuban American singer left a music legacy³ that included numerous Grammy Awards, a National Medal of Arts and 23 gold albums.

FELIX CONTRERAS, BYLINE⁴: Her performance was just - was untouchable.

MART?NEZ: That's Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras. He says Cruz's career transcended⁵ music. Cruz's former manager, Omer Pardillo Cid, agrees.

OMER PARDILLO CID: The only thing that was better than the singer that everybody knew - it was the persona behind Celia Cruz.

FADEL: But this recognition is special.

PARDILLO CID: Being a first Afro Latina to obtain this honor, I think, is amazing because Celia was a trailblazer.

FADEL: Ariana Curtis is the curator for Latinx studies at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

ARIANA CURTIS: She was an unapologetic Black woman. And you can see that in her style. You can hear that in her songs, from "Quimbara" to "La Negra Tiene Tumbao."(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LA NEGRA TIENE TUMBAO")

UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing in Spanish).

CELIA CRUZ: (Singing in Spanish).

UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing in Spanish).

MART?NEZ: Pardillo Cid says Cruz was proud of being an Afro Latina.

PARDILLO CID: There is a new generation that, obviously, are identifying with Celia's culture, music. And they feel proud of her.

MART?NEZ: The U.S. Mint says the new quarter will be out in mid-2024.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LA NEGRA TIENE TUMBAO")

UNIDENTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing in Spanish).

CRUZ: (Singing in Spanish).

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

3 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 transcended   

超出或超越（经验、信念、描写能力等）的范围( transcend的过去式和过去分词 )； 优于或胜过…

参考例句：

• He wanted assurance that he had transcended what was inherently ambiguous. 他要证明，他已经超越了本来就是混淆不清的事情。
• It transcended site to speak to universal human concerns. 它超越了场所的局限，表达了人类共同的心声。