Discos Fuentes

Discos Fuentes

Discos Fuentes is a record label based in Colombia. It was founded in 1934 in Cartagena, Colombia by Antonio Fuentes Estrada,[1] and was the first Colombian record label.[2] The label was instrumental in introducing African-based genres such as cumbia, fandango, and porro to Colombia.[3] DF has to see with the rising of musicians and composers like Guillermo Buitrago, Rafael Escalona and Julio César Bovea, among many others.

The label has been described as "Colombia's version of Motown", peaking in the 1960s and early 1970s.[1] Discos Fuentes achieved a series of firsts for Colombia: the first compilation LP (1960), the first to release music on Compact disc (1987), and the first Laser disc released by a Latin America record label (1995).[2] While founder Estrada died in 1985, the late 1980s onwards saw the company expand into video production, and the takeover of labels including Discos Tropical and Curro.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Global hit: The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes, 1960–76". The World. June 2007. http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/10682. Retrieved 5 January 2008. 
  2. ^ a b c "Discos Fuentes Record Label". SalsaArtists.com. http://www.salsaartists.com/index.php3?text=flabel. Retrieved 5 January 2008. 
  3. ^ K. Leander Williams (March 2007). "Album review: Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes, 1960–76". Time Out New York. http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/music/1821/colombia-the-golden-age-of-discos-fuentes-196076. Retrieved 5 January 2008. 


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