The most eminent record label in the salsa world has a story to tell, a story of diverse influences, and intercultural dialogue between the United States and Latin America. But above all, it’s a story ...

Although both of his parents were full-blooded Puerto Ricans, Ray Barretto was as American as they come. Born in Brooklyn, by the age of seven he had already resided in that borough, as well as ...

For the third installment of The FADER’s remix project with the legendary Latin label Fania––in which we enlist some of our favorite musicians to reinterpret classics from their celebrated ...

Fania Records was as much a social movement as it was a musical phenomenon. Blasting out of New York's Latino community for almost two decades from the 1960s through the 1980s, Fania was synonymous ...

The year-long celebration also includes limited-edition merchandise, live events, and more. By Sigal Ratner-Arias Deputy Editor, Billboard Español It’s been 60 years since Dominican bandleader Johnny ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Helen Quach / For De Los ) There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the ...

Iconic Latin music label Fania will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with decade-specific digital compilations of its greatest hits and the first Latin music app for Spotify. It has also ...

Music geeks like to call New York’s Fania Records the Motown of salsa music. That’s not completely accurate, because Fania wasn’t exactly Hitsville, but you can boil the comparison down to three ...

Guardian journalism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Its founders went from flogging LPs from a car to defining a genre in the late 60s.