205K views · 9.5K reactions | From Cuba to the Apollo Theatre we remember the legendary Celia Cruz, the Black Queen of Salsa who never separated her Blackness from her work. Born October 21, 1925, in Havana, Cuba, Celia was rooted in Afro-Cuban traditions shaped by the forced migration of Africans to the Caribbean, especially Yoruba culture that survived slavery through rhythm, song, and spirituality. You could hear those roots in her call-and-response style, the heavy percussion in her music, a