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'Amor Eterno' and 'El Cantante' to be added to National Recording Registry
- Juan Gabriel's "Amor Eterno" and Héctor Lavoe's "El Cantante" will be safeguarded for posterity, the Library of Congress announced on Tuesday.
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Tyson Beckford Says He Wants to Call Rihanna to Perform Live While He’s on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
"I know her people," he teased.
- EntertainmentHarper's Bazaar
Bad Bunny's Grammys Performance was Bursting with Puerto Rican Pride
The superstar performed his Un Verano Sin Ti tracks "El Apagón" and "Después de la Playa".
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Johnny Pacheco, Influential Salsa Musician and Fania Records Co-Founder, Dies at 85
Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican Republic-born flautist-turned-bandleader and the co-founder of the influential Fania Records, the label that brought salsa to the global mainstream, died on Feb.15 in Teaneck, New Jersey. He was 85. A cause of death has yet to be revealed; Billboard, citing sources, reports that Pacheco had “been hospitalized for complications stemming from […]
- EntertainmentVariety
Daniel, Diego Vega on Movistar’s ‘El Día de Mi Suerte’ (EXCLUSIVE)
BUENOS AIRES -- “El día de mi suerte” begins with Hector Lavoe - or it looks like him - dressed in white suit, putting on a ring, and dark glasses, as he prepares to dance. Cut to Lavoe’s white shoes, cracked and grimed as the camera pulls back to an establishing shot of the figure […]
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Telefonica Initiates Latin America Original Series Production (EXCLUSIVE)
CANNES -- Next stop Latin America. Having powered up high-end drama series production in Spain to 14-15 series this year via pay TV unit Movistar +, Telefonica has unveiled its first premium original series projects in Latin America. Both set to shoot in a couple of months, they open up a further theater of production […]
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Afro-Caribbean Music Sets The Foundation For The New Fania Records EP
Introducing the Santiago Sessions produced by DJ Jose Marquez.
- EntertainmentABC News
Lost Fania Latin Classics Being Remixed for a New Audience
Lost for decades, the original session tapes for classic Fania Records artists like Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz and Willie Colon were recently discovered gathering dust on a shelf in a warehouse in rural New York.
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‘Calentura: Global Bassment’ Gets Jacked-Up Low-End From Bass Producers
Fania Records has partnered with global-focused bass DJ crew Calentura for a compilation of remixed tracks from the Latin label's iconic catalog. Calentura: Global Bassment, out on March 11, is a searing collection of blown-out low-end reworks by the likes of Major Lazer's Jillionaire, Los Angeles electronic futurists Nguzunguzu, and Uproot Andy, co-founder of tropical New York City party-starters…
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Marc Anthony Is Back With Hot New Single
Puerto Rican Salsa sensation Marc Anthony marked his return to music when he premiered his new song, “Vivir Mi Vida”, at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami. The question on everyone’s mind that night was “what took so long?” Why did it take nearly 10 years for the Puerto Rican singer to release an album of original songs? There was his leading role in the film “El Cantante,” a biopic about legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector Lavoe in 2007.
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Ryan Castro Channels the Spirt of Salsa Great Héctor Lavoe at Latin AMAs 2024
The Colombian singer performed a candid rendition of a salsa classic with his own "El Cantante del Ghetto."
