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Key People

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Panamanian musician, actor, and political activist

Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Cuban American singer

Eddie Palmieri

Eddie Palmieri

American musician

Willie Colón

Willie Colón

American musician

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Sound Check: Musical Vocabulary Quiz