posted by Joe on Sep 15
Fania Records was the ‘Motown’ of Salsa during the latte 60s and 70s. Formed by Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco, the label had under contract many of the greatest salsa artists of the time including Celia Cruz, Willie Colon, Ruben Blades, Hector Lavoe and Tito Puente.
Fania almost completely monopolized the Salsa Genre during those years. As their artists became more and more popular, Fania gobbled up almost all the smaller salsa labels. Over time, almost anyone who wanted to become a significant artist in Salsa had to become a Fania artist.
Fania is credited with creating the original, classic salsa style, a style to which many newer artists are compared.
As Salsa’s slowly became less popular, Fania went into a decline, but it was the death of Jerry Masucci’s in 1997 that finally marked the end of the once great record label.
Rumba Con Son has in it’s repetoire, many of the great hits of this incredible period in Salsa History.