
Fania is the name of the mythical record label founded in 1964 in Nueva York. Fania is the symbol and synonymous with the best salsa brava, and also the sound memory of a fascinating period in which urban Caribbean music became a legend. La Hora Faniática invites their listeners to get closer to the history of Fania as it never has been done before. A comprehensive tour through the albums, celebrities, anecdotes, secrets, milestones and flake outs of a label that left its mark on all Latin urban music ever since.
Presents: José Arteaga
Length: 1 hour
La Hora Faniática: Homage to Benny
In 1978 Tito Puente leads a heterogeneous big band in order to make the record Homage to Benny, which meant for El Rey del Timbal his first Grammy award. La Hora Faniática reconstructs the reasons behind its recording, the events that took place in the ceremony, the impact of the recording and later anecdotes, in a program full of bits and pieces.
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