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The newly remastered digital album, TREMENDO TRIO is available in hi-res (192/24) audio for the first time!

This 1983 Fania album kicks off with the biggest salsa hit on the album, “Nadie Se Salva De La Rumba." A tune that highlights the talents of the three stars featured in this recording: Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, and Adalberto Santiago.

Celia’s vocals shine like “Así empezó el son montuno” and “Debes Callar” and Adalberto is electric on “Margie” and duets like “De Repente” are exciting. Recording excellence under the direction of Ray Barretto and the brilliant voices of Celia and Adalberto.

The outstanding orchestra is on the money with Oscar Hernandez and Louie and Cruz on piano, both contributing mightily to the exciting musical arrangements. On bass you have Ray Martinez, Carlos Soto on bongos, Ralph Irizarry on timbales, and Joe De Jesus on trombone. The trumpet section consists of the talented Charlie Harnandez, Ken Fradley, Ray Gonzalez, Tim Quimette, and Tony Barrero. Felo Barrio joins Adalberto singing coro.

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🚨 GIVEAWAY! 🚨 @faniarecords and @craftrecordings are celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth and the 50th anniversary of CELIA & JOHNNY with a special prize for one lucky winner! Win the new vinyl reissue of Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco’s iconic album, Celia & Johnny, pressed on limited “Azul Real” blue vinyl, along with a newly-released Celia Cruz U.S. quarter.

Enter now through October 11!
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CELIA & JOHNNY was Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco’s first collaboration originally released in 1974 on Vaya Records (a subsidiary of Fania) and includes renowned songs like “Quimbara” and “Toro Mata.” The new vinyl reissue is out everywhere on Oct. 11.

Just ahead of Celia Cruz's Centennial in 2025, Celia Cruz has become the first Afro-Latina to appear on U.S. currency. The Queen of Salsa has been chosen as one of five exceptional women honored in the 2024 American Women Quarters Program by the U.S. Mint. Celia Cruz’s quarter is now in circulation, featuring her iconic smile and signature “¡Azúcar!” inscription.

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 74

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🚨 The official lyric video for Héctor Lavoe's "El Sabio" is now live! 🎶


Revisit this classic from his 1980 album, EL SABIO. This was one of his final albums with Fania Records, produced by Willie Colón, highlighting the deep partnership between the two legends. 🔊



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OUT NOW! De Ti Depende is salsa legend, Hector Lavoe’s second solo album, released on Fania Records in 1976, in which he steps out as the leader of his own orchestra for the first time. Hit tracks include Tite Curet Alonso’s “Periódico de Ayer,” the ever-popular anthem “Hacha y Machete” and Perucho Torcat’s uplifting “Vamos a Reír Un Poco.”


DE TI DEPENDE returns to vinyl for the first time in the US since the mid-’70s! The reissue features all-analog mastering from the original master tapes, 180-gram vinyl and an old-school-style tip-on jacket, replicating the LP’s original artwork. A 180-gram “Oro liquido (Liquid Gold),” a limited color vinyl variant, with a bundle option that includes a collectible cover art T-shirt, is available for pre-order at Fania.com.


PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!
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Héctor Lavoe’s EL SABIO was originally released in 1980 and blends rhythms and contemporary sounds with some Puerto Rican attitude.

El Sabio turns a piece of folk wisdom into a danceable platform, punching up the power through a line of charging brass leading to Lavoe’s defiant verses to “El Sabio”, an impertinent boastful snob. This is a confrontational song full of Lavoe’s bravura—recounting rivalries wrapped in hypocrisies. Sporting the similar tinge of strings as many Fania productions of this time. “Para Ochun” y “Yemaya” goes back to the African basics evoking the saints of the Ifa’s Regla de Ocha in a call-and-response coro to these two deities. It departs from the traditional, replacing the sonero with the various instruments alternatively taking turns soloing the verses.

Luis Marquetti’s bolero “Plazos Traicioneros” falls on Lavoe like rain from the sky. Smooth, melodic and seamless and fused with emotional sentiment, it is a laid-back break from the rest of the dance tunes. “Noche de Farra” gets an updated New York beat on this otherwise laid-back cha cha cha style popularized by La Sonora Matancera in the 1950s.

EL SABIO is out today, and available in HI-RES AUDIO for the first time!
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A special 50th anniversary reissue of one of salsa music’s most important albums, CELIA & JOHNNY is here! The 1974 Vaya Records release, which pairs legendary Cuban singer Celia Cruz with bandleader/producer/Fania co-founder Johnny Pacheco, established Cruz as a salsa icon, thanks to such enduring hits as “Toro mata” and “Quimbara.” In stores October 11 and available for pre-order today, Celia & Johnny features all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, 180-gram vinyl and is housed in an old-school style tip-on jacket, replicating its original artwork. A 180-gram “Azul Real (Royal Blue)” color vinyl variant (limited to 300 copies), with a bundle option that includes a Vaya Records T-shirt, is available for pre-order at Fania.com.

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY: found.ee/celia-and-johnny-50t...

#CeliaCruz #JohnnyPacheco #CeliaJohnny #CeliaJohnny50th #fania60th #FaniaRecords

2 months ago | [YT] | 5

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Premios Juventud will air a special tribute tonight (7/25) celebrating the 60th anniversary of Fania Records, the legendary label that revolutionized music and exported salsa to the world via. Univision. To commemorate this milestone, the tribute will include star-studded performances of timeless hits like “Quimbara” and “Mi Gente.” from Anitta, Ivy Queen, La India, Luis Figueroa, Oscar D’León, Tito Puente Jr., and Tony Succar, under the musical direction of Sergio George.



Tonight, July 25, at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT (Red Carpet), 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT (Main Event)

2 months ago | [YT] | 71

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¡Ha llegado la hora! We are thrilled to announce our latest remastered reissue of Héctor Lavoe’s 1976 solo album DE TI DEPENDE (IT’S UP TO YOU)! Featuring such classic hits as songwriter Tite Curet Alonso’s “Periódico de ayer,” “Hacha y machete,” and “Vamos a reír un poco,” the bestselling recording was also El Cantante’s debut as a bandleader. DE TI DEPENDE returns to vinyl on SEP 27TH for the first time in the US since the mid-’70s! The reissue features all-analog mastering from the original master tapes, 180-gram vinyl and an old-school-style tip-on jacket, replicating the LP’s original artwork. A 180-gram “Oro liquido (Liquid Gold)” color vinyl variant (limited to 300 copies), with a bundle option that includes a collectible De Ti Depende cover art T-shirt, is available for pre-order at Fania.com.

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY: found.ee/hector-lavoe-de-ti-depende-pivot

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2 months ago | [YT] | 10

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As we celebrate 60 years of Fania, it is important that we celebrate the first album released on the label, and that’s what we are doing today, as we announce the reissue of: Johnny Pacheco’s CAÑONAZO—the 1964 release that launched Fania Records. Pacheco, who co-founded Fania, served as its creative figurehead, while his work as a musician, composer, arranger, producer, and bandleader was instrumental in shaping the modern Latin music landscape. The long out-of-print Cañonazo returns to vinyl on SEPTEMBER 13, and is available for PRE-ORDER TODAY: found.ee/johnny-pacheco-canonazo_pivot

Featuring all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, the reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in an old-school style tip-on jacket, replicating its original artwork. A 180-gram “Red Smoke” color vinyl variant (limited to 300 copies), with a bundle option that includes a collectible Fania T-shirt, is available for pre-order at Fania.com.

Cañonazo also ushered in a new era for Pacheco, as it introduced his new band, Pacheco y su Nuevo Tumbao, featuring Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez on vocals. With the release of this album, Fania Records began its ascent in the Latin music world. Pacheco, meanwhile, would go on to record scores of albums—both as a soloist, as well as with many of Fania’s artists, including popular titles with Celia Cruz, Justo Betancourt, and Papo Lucca. As Fania’s musical director, Pacheco oversaw hundreds of recordings and, in the late ’60s, formed the legendary Fania All Stars collective. Beginning in the ’70s, he expanded into film scoring—working on such projects as the 1972 documentary Our Latin Thing and 1974’s Salsa.

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3 months ago | [YT] | 4

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El mes pasado destacamos el álbum TREMENDO CACHÉ de Celia Cruz y Johnny Pacheco, anunciando que está disponible en audio de alta resolución por primera vez. Ahora seguimos con el nuevo video con letra de la canción “Tres días de carnaval”, disponible en el canal de YouTube de Fania. ¿Quién está listo para cantar?

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