The programming of the station travels from the successes of Cruz with Fania Records to the global hymns of its final stage.
Miami, United States. – Siriusxm’s satellite station launched “Celia Cruz Sugar!”, A channel that will honor throughout the year the life, work and world influence of Celia Cruz, within the framework of the centenary of his birth.
Siriusxm is a satellite and digital audio company based in the United States.
According to a note from the EFE agency, the programming travels from Cruz’s successes with Fania Records to the global hymns of its final stage, and incorporates recordings by contemporary artists and performers marked by their legacy, including Angélique Kidjo, Buena Vista Social Club, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Tito Puente, Tito Nieves, India and Members of Fania All Stars.
According to EFE, the service said that the first month will include spaces dedicated to understanding the artist’s legacy. Among them “Celia & Tito”, conducted by Tito Puente Jr., dedicated to the musical dialogue between Cruz and his father, the “King of Mambo”; “Quarter Legacy”, in which India will present twenty -five hymn from Celia after His recent appearance in an American currency with the iconic phrase “sugar!”; and “Tobacco and Ron”, a segment of boleros by producer and singer Willy Chirino.
The grill also contemplates, on October 2, the broadcast of the “100 Years of Sugar! All Stars” concert, recorded in Siriusxm’s studies in Miami, with the participation of Albita, José Alberto “El Canario”, Lena Burke, Leslie Cartaya, Lucrecia, Tony & Mimy Succar and Willy Chirino, among others.
The channel It is available since its premiere in the application of Siriusxm and, for limited time, it can also be tuned in cars by channel 79 between September 26 and October 3.
The tribute arrives in a key year for the memory of the artist: Celia Cruz (Havana, 1925–2003) won multiple Grammy, received the National Medal of the Arts in the United States, and in 2024 it became the first Afroling woman to appear in an American currency. Forged in the Sonora Matancera, he consolidated his career in exile with Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco and Willie Colón in Fania Records, Union that contributed to positioning the sauce as an international genre.
