''Azucar Negra'' (English: "Black Sugar"), is a

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by the

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n salsa singer

Celia Cruz Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of , earning the nickna ...

. It was nominated for a

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for Best Tropical Latin Album, Vocal or Instrumental in 1994.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' called the album "a truly sweet and artfully balanced mix of many worlds: a smart international pan-Latin style that draws on classic salsa, new Latin pop." The ''

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'' noted that "though representative of Cruz's well-known style, it allows room for a more pop-oriented presence."

Track listing

Personnel

* Composer - Alfredo Brito * Assistant Engineer - Alfredo Delafuente * Trombone - Alfredo Marquez * Engineer - Allan Leschhorn * Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Programming - Carlos Goméz * Engineer - Carlos Santos * Primary Artist, Vocals - Celia Cruz * Engineer - Charles Dye * Composer - Cheni Navarro * Background Vocals - Cheo Quiñones * Engineer - Chris Dibble * Composer - Cucco Peña * Trombone - Dana Teboe * Guest Artist, Saxophone - Ed Calle * Percussion - Eddie Torres * Make-Up - Eddie Valentine * Art Direction - Elena C. Martínez * Composer - Emilio Aragón * Arranger, Composer - Emilio Estefan, Jr. * Engineer - Eric Schilling * Engineer - Eric Taveras * Photography - Felix Lam * Composer, Guest Artist, Background Vocals - Gloria Estefan * Composer - Guadalupe "Lupillo" García * Assistant Engineer - Gundemard Arrancapescueso * Percussion - Henry Diaz * Producer, Remixing, Trombone, Trumpet - Héctor "Bomberito" Zarzuela * Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming - Javier Losada * Arranger - Javier Lozada * Coros, Producer, Remixing, Background Vocals - Joe King * Assistant Engineer - John Guasamandraca * Composer - Johnny Ortiz * Guest Artist, Background Vocals - Jon Secada * Engineer - Jorge Garcia * Trumpet - Jose Medrano * Background Vocals - Jose Moranto * Composer - José María Cano * Background Vocals - Juan Canovas * Guitar - Juanito Márquez * Engineer - Kurt Upper * Trumpet - Luis Aquino * Background Vocals - Maisa Hens * Arranger - Manuel Tejada * Composer - Mario Diaz * Background Vocals - María Lar * Background Vocals - Miguel Martin * Bass, Director, Musical Director, Percussion, Producer, Background Vocals - Miguel Martin * Assistant Engineer - Pancho Carrancho * Percussion, Producer, Remixing - Papo Pepin * Engineer - Patrice Wilkinson Levinsohn * Executive Producer - Ralph Mercado * Arranger, Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Piano, Producer, Programming, Trumpet - Randy Barlow * Guest Artist, Guitar - Rene Toledo * Bass, Producer, Remixing - Reuben Rodriguez * Bass - Rubén Rodríguez * Assistant Engineer - Ruy Garcia * Cover Photo, Photography - Sally Hershberger * Percussion - Sammy Pagan * Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Scott Perry * Assistant Engineer - Sean Chambers * Assistant Engineer - Sebastián Krys * Coros, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Remixing, Background Vocals - Sebastián Krys * Assistant Engineer - Sergio Lopez * Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programming, Background Vocals - Steve Roitstein * Hair Stylist - Teddy Antolin * Trombone - Teddy Mulet * Trombone - Tedoy Mullet * Flute, Saxophone - Tito Duarte * Coros, Producer, Remixing, Background Vocals - Tito Nieves * Composer - Titti Sotto * Trumpet - Tony Concepcion * Composer - Victor, Victor

Chart positions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azucar Negra 1993 albums Celia Cruz albums 1990s Spanish-language albums