Miami, United States. – The Cuban Gloria Estefan and Tania León They were awarded In the 67th edition of the Grammy Awards, whose ceremony was held this Sunday at Crypto.com Arena de los Angeles.
Estefan, stellar figure of Latin music, won the “Best Presentation of Global Music” award thanks to its interpretation of the classic Bemba Coloráoriginally written piece by José Claro Fumero and popularized by Celia Cruz. On this subject, the Cuban American artist shares the stage with the percussionist Sheila E. and the singer Mimi Succar, of Peruvian origin.
For her part, the composer and director of Orchestral Tania León was recognized with the “Award for the Success of Life”, an award that every year awarded the trustees of the Academy. In this way, León, born in Cuba and resident in New York since 1967, adds a new achievement to his extensive palmraés, which includes the Pulitzer Music Award (2021), the Kennedy Center Honors (2022) and the SGAE Prize of the Ibero -American music Tomás Luis de Victoria (2024).
Gloria Estefan, who left the island when she was 16, is considered one of the most successful Latin singers of all time. The interpreter of iconic songs such as “Conga” has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Together with her husband and music producer, Emilio Estefan, has won a total of 26 Grammy Awards. In addition, in June 2023 he marked a milestone in the industry by becoming the first Latin woman to enter the Fame Hall of the United States composers.
As for Tania León, the Pianist and Cultural Promoter left Cuba at age 24 and was definitively established in New York. Throughout his career he has created more than 40 works, including chamber pieces, orchestral compositions, vocal and operas arrangements, with an approach that, according to the jury of the Tomás Luis de Victoria award, reflects “the external and internal exiles that, As Cuban in the US, they have marked their compositional production of high international recognition. ” His work has also been praised to make Latin music visible in the most prestigious stages of the Big Apple.
Other Cuban musicians nominated for the 67th edition of the Grammy did not reach the statuette. Such is the case of the renowned Jazz pianists Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, who competed in different categories but left without a trophy at the end of the event.
