''Azucar Negra'' (English: "Black Sugar"), is a
studio album by the
Cuba
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n salsa singer
Celia Cruz.
It was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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for
Best Tropical Latin Album, Vocal or Instrumental in 1994.
Critical reception
The ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' called the album "a truly sweet and artfully balanced mix of many worlds: a smart international pan-Latin style that draws on classic salsa, new Latin pop."
[ The '']Los Angeles Times
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'' noted that "though representative of Cruz's well-known style, it allows room for a more pop-oriented presence."[
]
Track listing
Chart positions
References
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Celia Cruz albums
1993 albums