La India

La India, born Linda Viera Caballero in Río Piedras and raised in the South Bronx, is a towering force in salsa—both vocally and culturally. Dubbed La Princesa de la Salsa, she transitioned from New York’s freestyle and house scenes into salsa with her explosive 1992 debut Llegó La India... Via Eddie Palmieri. Her follow-up Dicen Que Soy (1994), produced by Sergio George, delivered genre-defining hits like “Nunca Voy a Olvidarte” and “Ese Hombre.”La India won a Latin Grammy for Best Salsa Album and has earned multiple Billboard Latin Music Awards, becoming one of the few women to dominate a genre historically led by men. Her voice, a fiery mix of defiance and vulnerability, has carried her through unforgettable collaborations with Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, and Marc Anthony. She is salsa’s fiercest voice. And when she sings, she owns the stage