Q 01/05
A) Santos Suarez
B) El Vedado
C) Old Havana
D) Miramar
Answer · why
She was born at 47 Serrano Street and sang cradle songs to the fourteen children in the house.
Q 02/05
A) Sabor!
B) Azucar!
C) Candela!
D) Dale!
Answer · why
It became one of the most recognisable symbols of salsa music.
Q 03/05
A) The Duchess of Mambo
B) The Empress of Son
C) The Queen of Salsa
D) The Princess of Rumba
Answer · why
In 1950s Cuba she was first La Guarachera de Cuba, for her guarachas.
Q 04/05
A) Los Van Van
B) Buena Vista Social Club
C) Orquesta Aragon
D) Sonora Matancera
Answer · why
She got the job when the previous singer went home to Puerto Rico and debuted with them on 3 August 1950.
Q 05/05
A) Second trumpeter in her band
B) Record producer at Seeco
C) Radio announcer in Havana
D) Nightclub owner in Miami
Answer · why
They met at her first rehearsal with her longtime band; he later became her manager, arranger and personal director.
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