Quimbara
| "Quimbara" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco | ||||
| from the album Celia & Johnny | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Length | 4:51 | |||
| Label | Fania | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Junior Cepeda | |||
| Celia Cruz singles chronology | ||||
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"Quimbara" is a song performed by Cuban recording artist Celia Cruz and Dominican recording artist Johnny Pacheco. The song, written by 20 year old Junior Cepeda from Puerto Rico, was released as the lead single from Cruz and Pacheco's joint studio album Celia & Johnny (1974).
According to Billboard, it reached number one in Miami and New York, number two in Chicago and number 12 in Los Angeles.