Fania Records

Fania Records is an American record label based in New York that sells Latin American music.

Development

Fania Records was founded in 1963 by flutist Johnny Pacheco and Jerry Masucci his lawyer.

The name comes from one composed by Reinaldo Bolanos Son montuno. At the beginning of the record company only served to drive Johnny Pacheco's works, recorded with his orchestra. In 1968 formed the artists that stood by Fania under contract, the band Fania All-Stars.

Fania documented some concerts of the Fania All-Stars on film, so they - like the Woodstock Festival - could be marketed as movies and videos ( "Our Latin Thing ", recorded in 1971 at the Cheetah Club, New York, and "Live in Africa " 1972 in the vicinity of the Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa).

The best and most important musicians of the Latin American world have " Fania All Stars " worked over the years with, such as Mongo Santamaria, Cheo Feliciano, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago, Hector Lavoe, Ismael Rivera, Jose Mangual Jr., Larry Harlow, Roberto Roena, Justo Betancourt, Willie Colon and Oscar_D'León.

From the 1990s the label was largely inactive. 2006 bought V2 Records on about his sub-label Fania Emusica, there appeared a lot of the old -lost master tapes on. It was announced numerous remastered reissues.

Activity

With production of records, films and organizing concerts Fania Records became the most important institution for Latin music and made ​​a lasting contribution helps to establish the musical term salsa. On Fania and some over time bought up labels (including Cotique, Tico, Vaya, Alegre, Inca ) published about 2000 publications. Fania acted as a concert agency and organized tours of their own artists around the world.

Swell

• American music label
• Independent label
• Latin Music