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Fania records is the greatest repertoire in Tropical Music, comprising more than four thousand albums by the masters of the genre. These artists mixed a cornucopia of styles that transcended the boundaries of traditional Latin music and set the path for the genres of Latin, Salsa, Boogaloo, Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz. Fania records all star roster includes such heavy hitters as Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto, Joe Battan, Celia Cruz and the infamous Fania All Stars, to mention a few.

Hector Lavoe, El cantante de los cantantes, The King Of Improvisation, Lavoe was the greatest salsa singer of all time. He was the best sonero (freestyling verses the way rappers do nowadays) that there ever was. He was a true artist o the people and an icon to us all.
In 1963, Hector Lavoe arrived to New York from Puerto Rico when he was 16 years old. He was a painter, porter, messenger and concierge before he hit like a tsunami as a singer. Lavoe has influenced artists, producers, and dancers in all genres of contemporary music. The legend is now a myth. No salsa artist has ever had such an impact on the world as Hector did. And the myth grows day by day, because his music was a spiritual expression of his innermost feelings. An empathetic and sympathetic character, a neighborhood guy: down-to-earth and humble. He was the most accomplished and multifaceted artist of Afro-Caribbean music