Amigos vengo nuevamente a esta comunidad 
Seg煤n la fuente Celina naci贸 en Jovellanos, Matanzas en 1922. Vivi贸 parte de su vida en Santiago de Cuba, luego en La Habana. En su hogar eran frecuentes los guateques, esos festejos o cantur铆as en los campos cubanos. Su padre tambi茅n cantaba y sus hermanos tocaban la煤d y tres.
Celina hizo d煤o con su esposo Reutilio, luego continu贸 su carrera en solitario y en la ultima etapa se hacia acompa帽ar por su hijo Reutilio en un repertorio reconocido en muchas partes del mundo.
El Punto Cubano fue su estilo. La mayor铆a de los cubanos tarareamos alguna vez sus canciones por sus r铆tmos, las d茅cimas, la improvisaci贸n, las tonadas. Estos elementos hicieron una estructura que se convirti贸 en un g茅nero de incalculable riqueza cultural. En Yo soy el punto cubano Se escucha el tres, el g眉iro y la marimba, acompa帽ando la prodigiosa voz de Celina Gonz谩lez con frases muy cubanas..
Celina Gonz谩lez y el Punto Cubano son como parte del tesoro musical de Cuba. En sus letras evocan el paisaje, las aves como el gallo, el sinsonte, la paloma; las flores, el amor, el desamor; los orishas, todo.
La vida art铆stica de Celina Gonz谩lez fue prolifera, desde ni帽a recuerdo a mis padres pegados a la radio para escuchar los programas campesinos donde eran frecuentes nombres como Justo Vega, Adolfo Alfonso, El Gilguero de Cienfuegos, El Indio Nabor铆, Ram贸n V茅loz, Coralia y Celina Gonz谩lez. Nombres que luego dieron vida a las tradiciones desde la televisi贸n en el programa Palmas y Ca帽as que a煤n existe aunque ya no tiene el mismo atractivo.
En este n煤mero que les presento, como en otros, se adaptaron las estructuras po茅ticas de la d茅cima, la melod铆a junto al la煤d, el tres, la guitarra, las claves, marimba y el g眉iro para cantar a Babal煤 Ay茅
Esta artista demostr贸 gracia y elegancia en el escenario, su vestuario exhib铆a los colores rojo, blanco y azul y se adornaba el cabello con una flor silvestre. Su estilo y timbre es 煤nico en la interpretaci贸n del Punto Cubano, g茅nero que represent贸 desde su llegada a la Captital. En la definici贸n de este g茅nero tuvo incidencia el importante m煤sico cubano 脩ico Saquito.
Actu贸 junto a Benny Mor茅, Celia Cruz y otros grandes de la musica cubana. Este g茅nero fue declarado Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad en 2017, Celina Gonz谩lez no pudo ver tal nombramiento, muri贸 en el 2015. Esta sonoridad es un s铆mbolo de la cubanidad y sobre todo de la cultura campesina y en la Cuba despu茅s de 1959 se convirti贸 en el calco del sistema social.
Celina se caracteriz贸 por el amor a las deidades afrocubanas y de su garganta brotaron hermosas canciones en tributo a los orishas. Que viva Shang贸 es una de ellas.
En Cuba se han olvidado muchos exponentes de la m煤sica y el Punto Cubano no ostenta el mismo brillo por repetitivo y falta de esencia. Pero se mantiene vivo gracias a la labor de m煤sicos, poetas, investigadores y comunidades que lo practican y lo transmiten.
Actualmente hay una oleada de ni帽os que quizas adapten a nuevos contextos esta herencia musical y lo pongan, como Celina Gonz谩lez, en lo m谩s alto de la gloria universal.
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English
Song of the Jungle, Celina Gonz谩lez and the Cuban Point 馃嚚馃嚭馃幎
Friends, I'm back on this
According to the source, Celina was born in Jovellanos, Matanzas, in 1922. She lived part of her life in Santiago de Cuba, then in Havana. Guateques, those celebrations or sing-alongs in the Cuban countryside, were common in her home. Her father also sang, and her brothers played the lute and tres. Celina formed a duo with her husband Reutilio, then continued her solo career, and in her later years, she was accompanied by her son Reutilio in a repertoire recognized throughout the world.
Cuban Punto was his style. Most Cubans have hummed his songs at some point, for their rhythms, the d茅cima, the improvisation, the tonada. These elements formed a structure that also became a genre of incalculable cultural richness. In Yo soy el punto cubano you can hear the tres, the g眉iro, and the marimba, accompanying Celina Gonz谩lez's prodigious voice with very Cuban phrases.
Celina Gonz谩lez and Punto Cubano are like part of Cuba's musical treasure. Their lyrics evoke the landscape; birds like the rooster, the mockingbird, and the dove; flowers; love, heartbreak; the orishas鈥攅verything.
Celina Gonz谩lez's artistic life was prolific. Since she was a child, I remember my parents glued to the radio listening to country programs where names like Justo Vega, Adolfo Alfonso, El Gilguero de Cienfuegos, El Indio Nabor铆, Ram贸n V茅loz, Coralia, and Celina Gonzalez were frequent.
These names later brought traditions to life on television in the program Palmas y Ca帽as, which still exists today, although it no longer has the same appeal. In this issue that I present to you, as in others, the poetic structures of the tenth, the melody together with the lute, the tres, the guitar, the claves, marimba and the g眉iro were adapted to sing to Babal煤 Ay茅
This artist displayed grace and elegance on stage. Her wardrobe displayed the colors red, white, and blue, and she adorned her hair with a wildflower. Her style and timbre are unique in her interpretation of Punto Cubano, a genre she has represented since her arrival in the capital. The important Cuban musician 脩ico Saquito was instrumental in defining this genre. She performed alongside Benny Mor茅, Celia Cruz, and other greats of Cuban music.
This genre was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017. Celina Gonz谩lez was unable to live to see this recognition; she died in 2015. This sound is a symbol of Cuban identity and, above all, of peasant culture, and in Cuba after 1959, it became a reflection of the social system. Celina was characterized by her love for Afro-Cuban deities, and beautiful songs in tribute to the orishas flowed from her voice. Long live Shango is one of them.
In Cuba, many of the glories of music have been forgotten, and Cuban Punto no longer holds the same brilliance due to repetitiveness and a lack of essence. But it remains alive thanks to the work of musicians, poets, researchers, and communities that practice and transmit it.
There is currently a wave of children who may adapt this musical heritage to new contexts and, like Celina Gonz谩lez, place it at the top of universal glory.
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