Fania Records
Inca Records: A History Of The Puerto Rican Salsa Label
The launching pad for luminaries such as Tommy Olivencia, Willie Rosario, and La Sonora Ponceña, Inca Records brought a distinctly Puerto Rican sound to salsa.
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News6 months agoJohnny Pacheco, Co-Founder Of ‘Motown Of Salsa’ Fania Records, Dies At 85
Fania became known as the Motown of Salsa for its work in popularizing Cuban dance music worldwide in the 1970s.
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Features9 months ago
Vaya Records: Fania Records’ Inspiring Sub-Label
Celia Cruz, Mongo Santamaría, Ricardo Ray, and Bobby Cruz all released some of their best work on Vaya Records, one of Fania Records' most important sub-labels.
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Features9 months ago‘Barretto Power’: Ray Barretto’s Powerful Latin Music Masterpiece
Released in 1970, ‘Barretto Power’ is a masterpiece that seamlessly blends progressive and traditional Latin music.
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Features10 months ago
Tico Records: The Label That Helped Produce Salsa’s Biggest Stars
One of Latin Music's earliest imprints in the US, Tico was an early home to Tito Rodríguez, Tito Puente, Machito, La Lupe, and Celia Cruz.
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News11 months ago
Salsa King Ray Barretto’s ‘Barretto Power’ Gets 50th Anniversary Editions
'Barretto Power' began a succession of his genre-straddling, Afro-Caribbean masterworks of the first half of the 1970s.
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Features11 months ago
Alegre Records: A History Of The Pioneering Latin Music Label
The trailblazing imprint was among the first to light a path for salsa and the wider Spanish language recording industry.
