Quimbara

"Quimbara"
Single by Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco
from the album Celia & Johnny
Released 1974
Recorded 1974
Genre Salsa
Length 4:51
Label Fania
Writer(s) Junior Cepeda
Celia Cruz chronology
"Quimbo Quimbumbia"
(1969)
"Quimbara"
(1974)
"Toro Mata"
(1974)

"Quimbara" is a song performed by Cuban recording artist Celia Cruz and Dominican recording artist Johnny Pacheco. The song was written by Junior Cepeda and released as the lead single from Cruz and Pacheco's joint studio album Celia & Johnny (1974).

Cover versions

In 1997, American salsa group Dark Latin Groove covered the song in a duet with Puerto Rican recording artist Ivy Queen, on their second studio album Swing On.[1] This version of the song peaked at number twenty-five on the Billboard Digital Tropical Songs chart in 2010.[2] American entertainer Jennifer Lopez performed the song live as part the tribute to Cruz during the American Music Awards of 2013.[3] In 2015, Queen again covered the song, in a medley, along with "Bemba Colora", on her ninth studio album, Vendetta.[4]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
US Tropical Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] 15

References

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