Grammy winning singer Marc Anthony was handpicked by the producers of “El Cantante” to play legendary salsa king Héctor Lavoe and according to one of his costars — Manny Perez — the 38-year-old ...

The work of Puerto Rico-born musician Héctor Lavoe resonates through the annals of salsa music history. Known as “El Cantante de los Cantantes” (“The Singer of Singers”), Lavoe’s powerful voice and ...

Ponce, Puerto Rico, Jun 2 (EFE).Ponce, Puerto Rico, Jun 2 (EFE). — La Guancha Recreational and Cultural Complex in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the site since last weekend of a statue portraying late salsa ...

Thanks to a new 50th-anniversary reissue, Willie Colón and Hector Lavoe's Cosa Nuestra debuts at No. 3 on the Tropical Albums chart (dated Oct… By Pamela Bustios Sr. Charts & Data Analyst (Latin & ...

For Héctor Lavoe’s biographer, what’s more relevant about the salsa superstar’s life is precisely what’s not in the book. Marc Shapiro’s “Passion and Pain” (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.95) is a ...

Following on the heels of several previous reissues of groundbreaking albums from trombonist Willie Colon, Craft brings us The Big Break—Lan Gran Fuga. The sixth Fania album from Colón would also be ...

When you set out to do a biographical film about a public figure who’s well known to much of the audience, you start in a deep hole. But give the makers of El Cantante some credit. Marc Anthony, with ...

Craft Recordings have been on a roll of late, following 2021's excellently presented Ornette Coleman boxset, Genesis of Genius, with 2023's Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds series and imminent ...

Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, the LP features all-analog mastering by Dave Polster and Clint Holley at Well Made Music. Returning to vinyl format for the first time since its original release, this ...

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Hits by two late Latin music icons whose ballads and salsa songs are constants in playlists across generations have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

You’d think that, after the dreadful Gigli turned Jennifer Lopez’ love life into late-night television’s most hackneyed punch line, she’d stay far, far away from projects that feature husbands, ...