Willie Colon - La Gran Fuga/The Big Break album flac

Released in 1970, "The Big Break" is a masterpiece of Latin music, the kind of formidable artistic statement that established the Fania label as a cultural icon- going beyond the parameters of a company specializing in crowd pleasing dance music. In Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe's 1970 Original LP "Wanted By FBI - La Gran Fuga," there was an infamous poster that was included inside the jacket, but was eventually pulled from the market because people who saw the poster believed it to be genuine, and were actually calling the FBI to inform them that they knew where Willie and his cohorts were.

Willie Colón . Album: The Big Break - La Gran Fuga. The Big Break - La Gran Fuga Willie Colón.

Already one of the most feared young talents on the salsa scene, Willie Colón and his partner in crime Héctor Lavoe showcased not only confidence but a surprising flexibility and independence on 1970s La Gran Fuga (The Big Break). Case in point was the first song, "Ghana'e," based on an African children's song and given a vocal reading (by both Lavoe and the band chorus) that invoked a sense of joy and wonder quite at odds with the cutthroat world of New York salsa.

The Big Break" is a masterpiece of Latin music, the kind of formidable artistic statement that established the Fania label as a cultural icon- going beyond the parameters of a company specializing in crowd pleasing dance music. Needless to say, this is still a great party album, filled with dance friendly classics such as Barrunto and Abuelita. At the same time, it crystallizes the Colon/Lavoe aesthetic that the duo had been developing on previous albums ("The Big Break" was Colón's sixth release on the Fania label. More Items Related To Willie Colon. Willie Colon Wanted By The Fbi/The Big Break (La Gran Fuga) Get On Down LP. Willie Colon COSA NUESTRA WAGRAM LP.

Get On Down US. Willie COLON. Wanted By The FBI For The Big Break: La Gran Fuga. Get On Down US. Format: LP with obi-strip Cat: GET 59007LP Released: 27 Jun 18 Genre: International. Featuring his trombone playing and vocals prominently throughout, the album draws on various contemporaneous Latin styles - cha-cha-cha, salsa, Bolero, Rachero, and so on - to present a set that's as vibrant and ear-pleasing as it is on-point. There are subtle nods towards American funk and soul throughout, as well as a fine mixture of both dancefloor heaters, torch songs and more laidback moments.

El Juicio is an album by Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe issued in 1972 by Fania Records. It was the third of Colón and Lavoe's records to go gold, after Cosa Nuestra (1970), La Gran Fuga (1971), and before Lo Mato (1973). Seguire Sin Ti. Timbalero. Si La Ves. Pan Y Agua (Bread & Water).

49 USD. Protection Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve. Packaging All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.