Latin Music Legends Legacy Stamps For 2011

The United States Postal Service announced this week the new 2011 Commemorative Stamp Program and  releasing a set of stamps in September 2011 just in time for Latino Heritage Month. Tito Puente , Carmen Miranda, Selena, Carlos Gardel, and Celia Cruz the legendary icons can now add attraction to your envelopes as well as your music and film collection.

Among the unique musical genres and styles represented are Tejano, tango, samba, Latin jazz, and salsa. The stamps go on sale in March.

According to everythinglongbeach.For these stamps, artist Rafael Lopez, of San Diego, CA, painted semi-realistic portraits of each musical artist designed to evoke their personality, vitality, and even their sound. He used a warm palette of colors—from brilliant yellows, pinks, and lime green to rich shades of purple and blue—to suggest the flavor and energy these artists brought to their work. Each musician is depicted in mid-performance. One can almost hear Celia Cruz shout her trademark rallying cry ¡Azucar! (Sugar!) or sense Tito Puente’s rhythmic intensity as he performed one of his progressive arrangements on the timbales. Art director Ethel Kessler, of Bethesda, Maryland, says, “My goal was that when you see the stamp, you hear the music.”

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