Fania Records 1964-1980: The Original Latin Sound of New York
Various Artists
Released:
Mar 2011
Label:
Fania
If zeitgeist could be contained in an album, this is what it would sound like: boogaloo, jazz, mambo, salsa, soul, all of it laced through with the hip-twitching traditional rhythms of Cuba and Puerto Rico. This is the definitive introduction to the heady brew that intoxicated New York and the world in the mid-20th century, from the label that defined the movement, thanks to its glittering roster of stars: Willie Colón saunters on "The Hustler," Hector Lavoe crowns himself "El Cantante," Fania All-Stars tear up the Cheetah, and Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa, is positively regal on "Quimbara."
Play Album
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3:43Johnny Pacheco
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3:12Orchestra Harlow
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2:55Joe Bataan
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2:46Ray Barretto
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3:01Bobby Valentin
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6:32Willie Colón
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4:46Joe Bataan
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3:27Roberto Roena y su Apollo Sound
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3:30Ismael Miranda con Orchestra Harlow
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6:48Bobby Cruz
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3:29Willie Colón
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4:12Cheo Feliciano
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9:57The Fania All Stars
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3:45Justo Betancourt
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5:34Ismael Miranda
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4:13Ray Barretto
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3:45Willie Colón
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3:14Roberto Roena
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3:35Bobby Valentin
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4:49Celia Cruz
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5:49Tommy Olivencia
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5:27Hector Lavoe
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4:23Mongo Santamaria
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5:11Sonora Poncena
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6:10Rubén Blades
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10:22Hector Lavoe
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7:23Rubén Blades
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4:30Celia Cruz
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5:50Celia Cruz