Its founders went from flogging LPs from a car to defining a genre in the late 60s. As a box set is released, manager Harvey Averne and star Joe Bataan recall those heady days in East Harlem The ...

Fania Records is frequently touted as the Motown of Latin music, but in some ways that undersells the story of the record label’s extraordinary rise, fall, disappearance, and eventual resurrection.

Rubén Blades, the venerable salsa singer/songwriter/actor, is eyeing the Los Angeles-based Nacional Records as a possible home for his new music By Justino Aguila Rubén Blades, the venerable salsa ...

There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa. From its meteoric rise in late ’60s New York to its triumphant empire of sound ...

Tucson — Experts agree that the surge of popularity of salsa — a sauce usually made with chilies, tomatoes, lime juice, cilantro and onions — is evidence of the increasing culinary clout of Hispanics ...

MIAMI (Billboard) - Record label Fania, the most recognizable name in tropical music, is poised for a new phase. Since the acquisition of all its assets by Codigo Group in May, the label has revamped ...

Music impresario Ralph Mercado, founder of legendary indie salsa label RMM and long known as the executive behind a new generation of tropical music, has died. By Leila Cobo, Billboard, The Associated ...

PINEVILLE, Mo. -- Customers often laugh out loud when they read LaSandra McKeever's salsa labels. They don't expect to find humor there, she said, smiling. McKeever enjoys creating a variety of salsas ...