Fania

"Cosa Nuestra" (1970), the 4th album by Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe, turned 50 and its re-release now made it to the Billboard charts. "Cosa Nuestra" #3 in Billboard A new edition of "Cosa Nuestra" was released to celebrate its 50th…

In this blog we cover the boom of Rock and Disco in the 70's & 80's and how this represented a threat for Salsa music. We'll also cover how Salsa evolved into a more "mainstream" version. As I mentioned in my previous Part 2a blog,…

I finished Part 2 of this blog series with an explanation of the impact the Fania All-Stars had in making Salsa music popular around the world. In this blog, I’ll share my favorite Fania All-Stars recordings. Fania All-Stars Early Live…

Willie Colon launched his 50 Anniversary Tour in Puerto Rico, which made me reflect on the career accomplishments of this Salsa music legend. A mediocre musician per his own admission, Willie Colon became Salsa music star since his teen…

I was able to find and share Ruben Blades own explanation on the history of making the "Mucho Mejor" trilogy of Salsa albums that enabled him to exit his contract with Fania Records. After I published my previous blog on the re-release…

"Mucho Mejor" was one of 3 studio albums Ruben Blades recorded to fulfill and exit his contract with Fania records. The 1984 recording was recently re-released in digital format. Ruben Blades last albums with Fania were "Canciones…

There is a lot to celebrate and reflect about Fania's 50th anniversary. Fania Records is synonymous with Salsa music and showed us both the best and the worst of what a record label can do. Fania did not create Salsa music. However, they…

The classic Salsa music Fania recording "Celia & Johnny" celebrates 40 years since its release and continues to receive honorable recognition. I consider it a historical Salsa album in more than one way, and it will now be preserved by…

Latin music label Fania has released 3 classics of Salsa music. Ismael Miranda's "En Fa Menor", Orchestra Harlow's "Me and My Monkey", and Ismael Rivera's "Soy Feliz" are now available again in digital format. Orchestra Harlow "Me and My…