6-837: Fania may refer to: Music [ edit ] "Fania", 1960 song by Estrellas de Chocolate Fania Records , salsa label named after the song Fania All-Stars , salsa band named after the label People [ edit ] Stefania (name) Fania Bergstein (1908–1950), Hebrew poet Fania Borach (1891–1951), American entertainer, known as Fanny Brice Fania Fénelon (1908–1983), French singer Fania Marinoff (1890–1971), Russian-American actress Fania Mindell (1894–1969), American activist Fania Noël , Franco-Haitian author and activist Fania Oz-Salzberger (born 1960), Israeli historian Fania Weissmann-Kollmann (born 1916), Israeli botanist Other [ edit ] Fania (moth) Fania language Topics referred to by
12-582: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Estrellas de Chocolate Estrellas de Chocolate is a Cuban son conjunto founded by conguero Félix "Chocolate" Alfonso in 1959. Its original lineup featured Niño Rivera ( tres ), Agustín Cabrera (vocals, guitar), David Palomares (piano), Armando Albertini "El Gorila" (trumpet), "Chino" León Lahera (lead vocals), Arístides Valmaseda (lead vocals), Filiberto Hernández (vocals), Sergio de Cuba (double bass) and Pichi (bongo). Albertini and Palomares directed
18-626: The band, while Rivera was responsible for the arrangements . The style of the group was largely inspired by previous conjuntos such as Arsenio Rodríguez 's (of which Alfonso had been a member between 1945 and 1950), Conjunto Chappottín (also a spin-off of Arsenio's) and Conjunto Casino . Throughout the early 1960s the band gained popularity in Cuba, releasing several albums nationally and to American Latin music markets. They enjoyed particular success in Curaçao and Aruba , which they toured in 1960. After
24-633: The release of their first album, Fiesta cubana (1960), Rivera was replaced by Papi Oviedo , who recorded mostly on an amplified tres. Moreover, Lilí Martínez , another former member of Arsenio's conjunto, joined the band on piano. Johnny Pacheco named his label Fania Records , as well as its band the Fania All-Stars , after Estrellas de Chocolate's 1960 song "Fania". As of 2003, Conjunto Estrellas de Chocolate remained active in Cuba. Papi Oviedo Gilberto Oviedo la Portilla (9 February 1938 – 31 October 2017), better known as Papi Oviedo ,
30-406: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fania . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fania&oldid=971623417 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-469: Was a Cuban tres player. Papi Oviedo was born Gilberto Oviedo La Portilla in 1938, son of tres player Isaac Oviedo (1902–1992). Papi Oviedo began playing tres in 1952 and worked his way up through local bands to be the primary tres player for singer Orlando Contreras . Between 1957 and 1969, he was the featured tresero for Conjunto Tipico Habanero , Conjunto Chappottín and Estrellas de Chocolate . Between 1980 and 1995, he teamed up with Elio Revé in
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