FANIA RECORDS DECEMBER 2009




Welcome to the Fania newsletter and our brand new website which is full of great artist biographies, photos, music, blogs, podcasts and the Fania radio player for your everyday listening enjoyment. We hope the Fania store will become your single source for FANIA music (MP3 and WAV audio files). Also, in very few months, CDs, vinyl, and Fania merchandise such as t-shirts will be available at our website. Also, Fania.com is a place for us to share experiences with the Fania community. Be sure to check our daily updates that will keep you coming back for more!




Here we will keep you up to date with everything related to more than 200 of the finest musicians in the world of Tropical Music. For more than 50 years Fania has been delivering the best in Salsa, Boogaloo, Latin Jazz and Latin Soul. Our all star artist roster includes such heavy hitters as Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto, Tito Rodriguez, Celia Cruz and the legendary Fania All Stars.













Fania Records announces the release of a deluxe 2-disc, 30-track box set of the greatest of the mambo kings, Tito Rodriguez. Tito Rodriguez A Man and His Music El Inolvidable includes some of the legendary singer/bandleader’s greatest numbers, including his career-defining hit “Mama Güela,” as well as, “Blen, Blen, Blen,” “Cara de Payaso,” and many others. This compilation, focuses on years when Rodríguez’s dance band starred at the legendary Palladium, as well as the high points of his mega-successful international career. Born in Puerto Rico, Tito Rodríguez formed the most danceable band in the dance-fever era. In 1973, after leaving the stage from a headline appearance at Madison Square Garden and died days later.




Sample tracks:
"Esta Es Mi Orquesta" listen >
"Llego El Sonero" listen >
"Colando, Siempre Colando" listen >
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Various Artists
La Parranda Fania
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"La Parranda Fania" listen >
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Willie Colon
Asalto Navideno
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"Introduccion" listen >
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Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe
Asalto Navideno Deluxe Edition
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"Introduccion" listen >
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Ismael Rivera
Feliz Navidad
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"Quiero A Mi Pueblo" listen >
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Latin con Alma
Speed records
Latin Soul and Boogaloo's Speed records is reviewed by music expert Oliver Wang
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Hector Lavoe
Essential Playlist
Includes the most popular tracks from the greatest Fania singer "El Cantante"
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El Caobo
Mix de Navidad
Salsa dj El Caobo: Exclusive Christmas mix that we have been enjoying a lot these days
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Cheo Feliciano
Felicidades
Cheo Feliciano "Felicidades" is a release that everybody will enjoy during this Christmas season
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