The Return of Fania, the Record Company That Made Salsa Hot – New York Times
Tagged: Celia Cruz“FANIA RECORDS, the legendary New York label that pioneered salsa, has often been called the Latin Motown. In its heyday, from the late 1960′s through the 70′s, Fania, like Motown, had a superstar-packed roster, a virtual monopoly on salsa’s A-list: Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Hector Lavoe, Johnny Pacheco, Rubén Blades, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Bobby Valentin, Larry Harlow and other greats. Like Motown, Fania began as a humble cottage industry ”” its releases were once sold out of the trunk of a car on the streets of Harlem and the Bronx ”” and became a multimillion-dollar business that carried a bracing musical hybrid to the nation and the world.”
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June 4th, 2006
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