Yahoo Lifestyle Sheila E. and Gloria Estefan Team Up for High-Energy Performance of Grammy-Nominated Collab 'Bemba Colorá' on “Kimmel”
The pair, alongside Mimy Succar, previously released a version of the Celia Cruz classic on Sheila's latest album, 'Bailar'
Who wants to dance with Sheila E. and Gloria Estefan?
The two legendary musicians teamed up for a high-energy performance of their Grammy-nominated cover of the late Celia Cruz's "Bemba Colorá" on the Jan. 7 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Estefan, 67, took lead on the vocals while Sheila, 67, also chimed in to sing while playing multiple drum sets and dancing alongside the "Get on Your Feet" icon.
The pair previously released a version of Cruz's 1966 signature tune with vocalist Mimy Succar in March for Sheila's latest album, Bailar.
"Growing up listening to Celia Cruz as a young musician blessed me, as I was also able to perform with her," Sheila told PEOPLE at the time. She was an incredible singer and entertainer!"
She continued, "I knew this was the song to pay tribute to the queen herself. No one could sing this song better than her."
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Gloria Estefan and Sheila E. in January 2025At the upcoming 2025 Grammy Awards, the trio's take on "Bemba Colorá" is nominated for best global music performance, while Sheila's Bailar album earned a nod for best tropical latin album.
"I’m still processing this," she said on Instagram when the nominations were unveiled in November. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
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Sheila E. in July 2024PEOPLE exclusively premiered the "Bemba Colorá" music video in March. Estefan, who performed live with Cruz before her death at age 77 in 2003 and released "Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita" with her in 2000, spoke about recording the new cover with Sheila.
"Having gotten the honor of singing with the queen herself I jumped at the chance to sing on one of her biggest hits," said Estefan. "It was an instant 'yes' when my good friend Sheila E. invited me to be on her new salsa album Bailar with her and the amazing Mimy Succar in honor of Celia."
The "Conga" artist added, "I had a lot of fun singing to that amazing band with Sheila on drums and percussion. Working with an incredible producer, Tony Succar, was a joy!"
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