{"id":1975114,"date":"2025-08-22T20:08:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1975114"},"modified":"2025-08-22T20:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:08:03","slug":"gloria-estefan-marks-40-years-of-conga-with-gma-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gloria-estefan-marks-40-years-of-conga-with-gma-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Gloria Estefan marks 40 years of &#8216;Conga&#8217; with &#8216;GMA&#8217; performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 22 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Cuban singer Gloria Estefan is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her 1985 hit &#8220;Conga.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The music artist, 67, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SI4WywadIu0?si=eFFn0OvXQJX6dXCd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:performed the song;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">performed the song<\/a> on <i>Good Morning America<\/i> Friday as part of the show&#8217;s Summer Concert Series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Oh yeah, 40 years of &#8216;Conga,&#8217; baby,&#8221; Estefan said as the music began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She wore a white pencil skirt with a purple and white blouse and purple pumps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Estefan also performed &#8220;La Vecina&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNqPUcqt1cX\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:from her album;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">from her album<\/a> <i>Raices<\/i>, which arrived May 28.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan arrive for the Medallion Ceremony honoring the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2023. Estefan celebrated 40 years of her hit song &#8220;Conga&#8221; with a performance on &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; Friday. File Photo by Ron Sachs\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Estefan originally recorded &#8220;Conga&#8221; with her band Miami Sound Machine. The song appears on the group&#8217;s second English-language album, <i>Primitive Love<\/i>, released in 1985.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 22 (UPI) &#8212; Cuban singer Gloria Estefan is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her 1985 hit &#8220;Conga.&#8221; The music artist, 67, performed the song on Good Morning America Friday as part of the show&#8217;s Summer Concert Series. &#8220;Oh yeah, 40 years of &#8216;Conga,&#8217; baby,&#8221; Estefan said as the music began. 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