Reissues boost Fania record label

“With its astonishingly prolific output and knack for launching stars, Fania Records has often been compared to Motown. But instead of holding onto a glow of notoriety like its Detroit counterpoint, the New York City-based Latin music label that created the modern salsa sound in the late 1960s has largely faded from the American consciousness.

At its peak in the mid-1970s, Fania was a global force that turned salsa into an international movement with a glittering roster of Latin music giants such as Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Bobby Valentin, Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe, Johnny Pacheco and Larry Harlow. Many of them also toured with the label’s hugely popular calling card, the Fania All-Stars.”

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