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| Tuesday, 25 March 2008 | |
 Influential DJs remix the legendary label’s classics to create contemporary hits in I like It Like That: Fania Records announces the release of its first remix collection “I Like it Like That” pairing up the hottest dance scene remixers with legendary tracks by Fania artists like Pete Rodriguez, Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón and Rubén Blades. The album, due to hit music stores and online retailers across the country in May 2008, marks the first time the label has remixed its classics tracks, joining forces with today’s dance masters to take the Fania flavor up a notch.
Star tracks include Aaron Jerome’s remix of Pete Rodriguez’s I like it Like That , Louie Vegas’ EOL Remix of his uncle, Héctor Lavoe’s, Mi Gente , Bugz in the Attic’s Plástico, originally by Willie Colón and Rubén Blades, and Joe Claussell’s Aléjate , originally by Héctor Lavoe. “When it came down to remixing Fania tracks, we knew we’d have to hold out until we had a star line-up of contemporary artists,” said Dean Rudland, A&R Consultant for Emusica and album co-producer. “With I like It Like That , we feel that we’ve really done each track justice by having today’s music stars inject their own music sensibility, creating new classics for the Fania label.” “As an artist, it was a tall order to work with tracks that mean so much to Fania fans worldwide,” added Louie Vega “I hope that we’ve been able to enhance the Fania catalog with our individual takes on each of these tunes.” Fania artists mixed a cornucopia of styles that transcended the boundaries of traditional Latin music and set the path for the genres of salsa, boogaloo, Latin R&B, and afro-Cuban jazz. Throughout its forty-two year history, Fania has been home to some of the greatest musicians in the history of 20th century music. Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barretto, Joe Cuba, Joe Bataan, Larry Harlow, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, Rubén Blades and Celia Cruz are just a few of the musical legends that form part of the proud Fania legacy. FANIA RECORDS CORPORATE OVERVIEW Founded in 1964, Fania Records was one of the first Latin music labels. Fania is now the Salsa authority for its major role in shaping the New York Latin sound. Within the span of 30 years, Fania enlisted and recorded some of the world’s greatest Latin musicians, making the Fania Collection a gold mine of Latin sounds and a timeless piece of New York City and Latin American history. In 2005, Emusica acquired the legendary Fania catalog and quickly began re-mastering and reissuing many of its original albums. The catalog includes more than 1,300 albums and 11,000 recordings, making it one of the largest in Tropical Music. It features such well known artist as Johnny Pacheco, Celia Cruz, Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe, Ruben Blades, Larry Harlow and the famed Fania All Stars. The more than 100 albums in stores today are distributed by Universal Music Group Distribution in the United States and V2 Music in Europe. FANIA REMIXED Fania Records latest release (I Like It Like That ) includes its first remix collection pairing up the hottest dance scene remixers with legendary tracks by Fania such as Pete Rodriguez, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon and Ruben Blades. The album, due to hit music stores across the country in May 2008, marks the first time the label has remixed its classics tracks, joining forces with today’s dance masters to take the Fania flavor up a notch. FANIA REMIXED I Like It Like That, In Stores: May, 2008 Track Name Artist 1 Intro 2 I like It Like That Aaron Jerome Remix (Pete Rodriguez) 3 Happy Soul With a Hook DJ Format Remix (Dave Cortez w/ the Moon People) 4 Mi Gente Louie Vega EOL Remix (Hector Lavoe) 5 Plastico Bugz in the Attic (Willie Colon & Ruben Blades) 6 Saona Gilles Peterson & Sinbad Remix (Noro Morales Quintet) 7 Aléjate Joaquin “Joe” Claussell Sacred Rhythm Remix (Hector Lavoe) 8 O Elefante SHH Remix (Ray Barretto) 9 Take Five Nicola Conté Remix (Roberto Roena) 10 Boogaloo De Johnny (Quantic Remix) Johnny Pacheco 11 I Didn’t Want To Have To Do It 4 Hero Remix Ralfi Pagan 12 Morris Park Bondé de Role Remix (Lenni Sesar) 13 Fever Sinden Remix (La Lupe) |
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