Live On Radio Progreso (2000)

"Celia Cruz her first break came when she was invited to join the band la Sonora Matancera in 1950. The group was revered as the Latin equivalent of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Cruz remained with the group for 15 years, touring throughout the world. She married the band's trumpet player Pedro Knight on July 14, 1962. With Fidel Castro's assuming control of Cuba in 1960, Cruz and Knight refused to return to their homeland and became citizens of the United States." (Allmusic). Het CD-boekje vermeldt over deze verzameling uit die periode: "This 'best of' offers unique sides coming from the archives of Radio Progreso, and they allow the listener to appreciate a little known repertoire of the Sonora Mantacera and of Celia Cruz."