Fania All Stars

Selecting a favorite Celia Cruz recording is like picking the most beautiful star in the sky....there are so many and they are all so pretty. But if I had to pick just one of Celia's Salsa albums, I would go with "Celia & Johnny".…

Justo Betancourt classic album "Lo Sabemos" was released in the midst of the Salsa boom in 1975. That puts it at over 40 years old, but you would never know by its music and sound quality. "Lo Sabemos" is the Fania All-Stars in Disguise…

In Part 1, I gave you a brief history of the career of Roberto Roena. We covered his early career with Cortijo, El Gran Combo, and the start of his Apollo Sound. Here we'll cover a bit of his dancing and a lot more about his music. The…