HECTOR LAVOE, DANIEL SANTOS &YOMO TORO TOGETHER "FELIZ NAVIDAD" FANIA(1979) HEAR

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REMARKS: HIS LAST XMAS JIBARAS LP!

Birthname: HECTOR JUAN PEREZ MARTINEZ

Nationality: American (Ponce, Puerto Rico)

Born: Sep 30 1946

Died: Jun 29 1993 (46 years old)

Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe joined Willie Colón's band in 1967 and helped them become one of the best salsa bands around. The 1971 album they recorded together, Asalto Navideño, is a classic of the genre. But the chemical vices of fame took their toll on the working relationship, and before long Lavoe and Colón went their separate ways. Lavoe toured and recorded with the Fania All-Stars and commenced a solo career, and songs like "El Periódico de Ayer" and "El Cantante" were huge hits in Latin countries and communities.

Lavoe died from complications from AIDS in 1993, he was 46.

THE ALBUM:

1979 was quite a year. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza resigned the presidency and fled the country, a nuclear accident befell Three Mile Island, Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize, legendary Western actor John Wayne died… and Héctor Lavoe recorded the album “Feliz Navidad”.

This was a huge moment for salsa. Six years after the release of Lavoe’s second album, Asalto Navideño with Willie Colón, the aguinaldo and the seis still echoed in the voice of Lavoe, who delivered décimas better than any other salsa artist in history. His performances boasted troubadours Flor Ramito Morales Ramos and Jesús Sánchez Erazo, known as Chuito el de Bayamón.

Lavoe was born Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez, and grew up listening to the trova jíbara in his native Ponce, Puerto Rico. His childhood and adolescence were rife with cultural experiences like the Fiestas de Cruz, rosaries to the Virgin Mary, and promises to the Three Kings. He shared many of these experiences with his father, Luis Pérez.

Alongside Héctor, Willie Colón discovered the passion of the seis: the heart and soul of Puerto Rican folkloric music, known as the Puerto Rican blues. Yomo Toro’s cuatro and Willie and Eric Matos’ trombones revolutionized Christmas music: their unique, refreshing, innovative style wove the classic chords of the aguinaldo with montuno and mambo beats.

Héctor always dreamed of making a third Christmas album. But after kicking off a new recording session in late-1973 with the guaracha jíbara number Que Bien Te Ves and the bomba/plena medley Potpourri Número 3, Héctor and Willie announced they were splitting up. Both numbers were released on the album The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in 1975. Héctor made a comeback in 1978 with the album Comedia, and in early 1979 he revived the repertoire of Venezuelan bolero artist Felipe Pirela. But it was the music he had grown up with that pumped through his veins, and in 1979 he convinced Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco to finance his third Christmas album.

Willie Colón was busy working with Rubén Blades, so Héctor recruited Yomo Toro and Daniel El Inquieto Anacobero Santos for the job. The result? “Feliz Navidad”, whose first single was the controversial “Joven Contra Viejo,” a traditional melody recorded by Chuitín and his son. Héctor and Daniel Santos’ sizzling delivery sent the number to the top of the charts in 1979.

He may not have matched the euphoric introduction Polito Vega recorded for Asalto Navideño, but Héctor inaugurated the release of “Feliz Navidad” by expressing his joy and gratitude at being able to share his dream with Yomo Toro, Johnny Pacheco, and Daniel Santos.

The album starts off with “Montserrate,” a sumptuous bomba whose humorous lyrics are comprised of several short stories. “Mr. Brownie” is the first bilingual aguinaldo ever recorded; ironic and fun, the song asserts that assimilation and imported brands will forever alter a country’s culture and values.

WEB REMARKS:

"What can I say? Classic Hector and Willie christmas carols... accompanied by the beloved Yomo Toro, renowned cuatro master. For many years these tunes were the most popular xmas music around. Now everyone is doing it to its style and flavor. It has become a part of our cultural history. Anything less that a 5 star rating would be unreal. You'll no doubt find at least one of the three xmas cds in every puerto rican's home"

"This album can be quite silly at times, but the music is stellar. This is a Christmas album and the jokes are all in good fun, but after a few listens, some of the jokes (Hector and Daniel trade lines in pidgin English throughout the first few tracks) get old pretty quick. However, the music can be terrific and both Hector and Yomo are in fine form. Though this does not quite match up to their work on Willie Colon's Asalto Navideno, this is a great Christmas album with memorable melodies. I just wish that Fania did not include the Bobby Marin remix track as a bonus -- the album stands so well on its own I can't imagine fans wanting to hear an updated version of any of the songs"

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