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La Voz (album)
''La Voz (The Voice)'' is the debut solo album by Héctor Lavoe, It was released on 1975 under the label of Fania Records. It had two major hits on Latin America and U.S.: "El Todopoderoso" and " Mi Gente". The song "Mi Gente" featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso". Track listing #"El Todopoderoso" - 4:20 #"Emborráchame de Amor" - 2:57 #"Paraíso de Dulzura" - 4:33 #"Un Amor de la Calle" - 3:21 #"Rompe Saragüey" - 6:31 #"Mucho Amor" - 2:08 #"Tus Ojos" - 3:33 #"Mi Gente" - 5:29 Personnel *Héctor Lavoe - Vocals *Tom Malone - Trombone *José Rodríguez - Trombone *Ray Maldonado - Trumpet solo on "Mi Gente" *Héctor Zarzuela - Trumpet solo on "Rompe Saragüey" *Milton Cardona - Conga * José Mangual, Jr. - Bongo *Eddie "Gua-gua" Rivera - Bass *Nicky Marrero - Timbal *Mark Dimond - Piano *Rubén Blades - Backing vocals *Willie Colón William Anthony Colón Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Lavoe
Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (30 September 1946 – 29 June 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa music because he helped to establish the popularity of this musical genre in the decades of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His personality, style and the qualities of his voice led him to a successful artistic career in the whole field of Latin music and salsa during the 1970s and 1980s. The cleanness and brightness of his voice, coupled with impeccable diction and the ability to sing long and fast phrases with total naturalness, made him one of the favorite singers of the Latin public. Lavoe was born and raised in the Machuelo Abajo barrio of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Early in his life, he attended Escuela Libre de Música de Ponce, known today as the Instituto de Música Juan Morel Campos and, inspired by Jesús Sánchez Erazo, developed an interes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |