Fania Records holds a place of honor within Latin American culture. Its prodigious catalogue of landmark recordings has defined the history of Latin music. During the '70s, salsa captured the hearts and minds of a new generation of music lovers. Leyendas de la Fania Vol. 3 gives younger listeners the opportunity to sample - in pristine sound quality - the impressive breadth of the Fania archives.
The sixteen tracks in this compilation showcase legendary salsa singers (soneros) such as Héctor Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, Cheo Feliciano, and Ismael Miranda.
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Fania Records holds a place of honor within Latin American culture. Its prodigious catalogue of landmark recordings has defined the history of Latin music. During the '70s, salsa captured the hearts and minds of a new generation of music lovers. Leyendas de la Fania Vol. 3 gives younger listeners the opportunity to sample - in pristine sound quality - the impressive breadth of the Fania archives.
The sixteen tracks in this compilation showcase legendary salsa singers (soneros) such as Héctor Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, Cheo Feliciano, and Ismael Miranda.
Most of the songs here are classic salsa standards, complemented by the boogaloo of Tito Puente, the Afro-Rican plena of Mon Rivera, and the Latin jazz of Mongo Santamaría and Eddie Palmieri.
Leyendas de la Fania Vol. 3 delivers a comprehensive overview of one of the most remarkable record labels that Latin music has ever known.
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