Monday, June 15, 2009

Today’s Video: We miss you Hector

In honor of last Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York, this week’s video theme will highlight extraordinary figures from la isla del encanto.

One of the great salsa vocalists of all time was the Ponce-born Hector Lavoe. His much too short life was filled with many peaks (e.g. working with legends like Willie Colon and Fania All-Stars) and numerous lows (drug addiction, depression, contracting HIV). Thankfully, his spirit lives on through his music like this 1983 performance of the aptly titled “Triste y Vacia” (Sad and Empty):

Online Sources- Wikipedia, YouTube, NY1

1 comment:

alondra yisseth said...

Saludos a todos quiero invitarlos al primer fan club oficial de hector lavoe colombia, alli nos reunimos todos los dias de 6pm a 9pm hora de colombia a escuchar la emisora y a chatear, tambien los q tenemos skipe llamamos en vivo, esta super chevere hay personas de diferentes paises, edades hombres y mujeres. Requisito: ser un fanatico fiel del cantante de los cantantes.les va a gustar y no se van a arrepentir, alli hasta bailamos ja ja ja. ve a: http://hectorlavoe.ning.com/ nuestro presidente es ivan leon gracias a el y sus colaboradores todo esto es posible. los quiero su amiga alondra yisseth!!!