Latest Release
- 3 NOV 2023
- 4 Songs
- Greatest Hits · 1970
- Vigilante · 1982
- El Cantante de los Cantantes · 2006
- Vigilante · 2023
- Yo Solo Quiero - Single · 2021
- Ade 2022 · 2021
- Salsa Inolvidable · 2018
- Fania Global Bass, Vol. 2 EP · 2017
- Salsa Inolvidable · 2017
- Salsa Inolvidable · 2017
Essential Albums
Artist Playlists
- Meet one of salsa's most famous and most revered singers.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
- Louie Vega & The Martinez Brothers
- Various Artists
About Héctor Lavoe
Puerto Rican salsero Héctor Lavoe, affectionately known as El Cantante ("the singer"), emerged in 1967 as bandleader Willie Colón's greatest discovery. Lavoe's elastic, soulful delivery popularized salsa beyond its regional roots, even after his death in 1993 at 46.
- HOMETOWN
- Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States
- BORN
- 30 September 1946
- GENRE
- Salsa and Tropical