DUET: MARTHA JEAN-CLAUDE AND CELIA CRUZ & LA SONORA MATANCERA "CHOUCOUNE" (1952) https://youtu.be/gg1WSKIvdBw What do Martha Jean Claude & Celia Cruz have in common? Read more www.facebook.com/groups/haitilegends BIOGRAPHY: MARTHA JEAN-CLAUDE- (B: March 21, 1919 - D: November 14, 2001) http://www.hougansydney.com/martha-jean-claude.php "Born on March 21, 1919 in Port-au-Prince, Martha Jean Claude was an actress, dancer, singer, writer, compositor, philanthropist, an activist and perhaps the most respected Haitian artist in the international scene. .READ MORE: http://www.hougansydney.com/martha-jean-claude.php ------------------------------------------- *WAS CELIA CRUZ of HAITIAN DESCENT? http://www.belmizik.com/board/1894 ------------------------------------------- CELIA CRUZ - (B: October 21, 1925 - D: July 16, 2003) Biography: http://www.biography.com/people/celia-cruz-40369#rising-musical-career Celia Cruz was born in Havana, Cuba on October 21, 1925. She first gained recognition in the 1950s, as a singer with the orchestra Sonora Matancera. Relocating to the United States after the ascent of Fidel Castro, Cruz recorded 23 gold records with Tito Puente, the Fania All-Stars and other collaborators. Cruz died in New Jersey in 2003, at the age of 77. READ MORE: http://www.biography.com/people/celia-cruz-40369#rising-musical-career ------------------------------------------ Haïti has a strong presence in Cuba, dating back to the late 1790's after the Haïtian revolution, when many French moved to Cuba and took their kidnapped #Africans with them. From this wave we get the Tumba Francesa and the Haïtian roots music in Cuba. Read More Haiti in #Cuba - http://www.afrocubaweb.com/haiticuba.htm #HAITI☆#LEGENDS #HAITIinCUBA #HAiti #Cuba #marthaJeanClaude #CeliaCruz #repost #LegendaryFemaleSingers #haitilegends #cubalegends #musiclegends
