Discos Fuentes
Discos Fuentes is a record label based in Medellín, Colombia, South America. Founded in 1934 in Cartagena, Colombia, by Antonio Fuentes Estrada, Discos Fuentes was the country's first notable record label. Initially working alongside the radio station La Voz de Laboratorios Fuentes (later Emisora Fuentes), Toño Fuentes, who had studied in Philadelphia, United States, wanted to establish a record label devoted to exploring regional music.
Discos Fuentes
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- 1934
- Headquarters
- Medellín
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Discos Fuentes is a record label based in Medellín, Colombia, South America. Founded in 1934 in Cartagena, Colombia, by Antonio Fuentes Estrada, Discos Fuentes was the country's first notable record label. Initially working alongside the radio station La Voz de Laboratorios Fuentes (later Emisora Fuentes), Toño Fuentes, who had studied in Philadelphia, United States, wanted to establish a record label devoted to exploring regional music.
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The label was instrumental in introducing Colombia to such Afro-rhythm genres as cumbia, fandango, merengue, porro, salsa and rock and roll. The label also helped forge the early careers for such musicians and composers as Guillermo Buitrago, Rafael Escalona, and Julio César Bovea. Fuentes has often been described as Colombia's version of "Motown", peaking in the 1960s and early 1970s. The label achieved a series of firsts for Colombia: the first compilation album (1960) and the first Compact Disc release (1987). After the death of the label's founder, Antonio Fuentes Estrada, in 1985, the company expanded into video production and purchased several other music labels, including Discos Tropical and Curro.
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Key facts
• Founded — 1934 • Founder — Antonio Fuentes Estrada • Genre — Latin, cumbia, salsa • Country — Colombia, South America • Location — Medellín, Colombia
US distribution
US distribution
In the United States, the manufacture and/or distribution of Discos Fuentes releases was eventually handled by Miami Records, a Miami, Florida-based label specializing in Latin American music. Formed in 1950 by Colombian immigrant, Carlos Diaz-Granados, Sr., Miami Records also managed the manufacture and/or distribution of Latin music for other South American labels as well as for such American labels as Columbia Records.
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1934
Discos Fuentes established.
1934
Discos Fuentes is recorded from 1934.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5281702: Discos Fuentes
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- OpenAlex bibliographic index, 12 indexed publications naming Discos Fuentes.
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