Top 10 Salsa Hits of the 1970s

We got real nostalgic here at LatinoLife over lockdown and started listening to all the great salsa tracks that have been produced over the years, from the '70s when Fania exploded onto the scene, thru the '80s and '90s when salsa romantica reigned to the mega stars of the Noughties. We thought we’d bring you our (very personal and subjective) pick of the biggest Latin dancefloor hits of each decade, before bachata and reggaeton took hold. This week we start with the 70s and the golden age of salsa. In fact it was all about to begin….
by Jose Luis Seijas
Image

'Lloraras' Oscar D’Leon y su Dimension Latina (1975)

'Pedro Navaja' Ruben Blades

'El Nazareno'  ismael Rivera

'El cantante' Hector Lavoe 

'Isla del Encanto' Orchesta Broadway

'Marejada Feliz' Roberto Roena 

'Baila que Baila' Típica 73 

'Anacaona' Cheo Feliciano

'Boranda' Sonora Ponceña 

GUararé Ray Barreto 

Related Articles

Image
Salsa Hits of the 1960s

As we gear up for LatinoLife in the Park 2025 where we'll be celebrating one of Latin music's greatest contributions to…

Image
salsa collage
SALSA IS BACK! (But it Never Went Away)

Over the past few months, the world has seen its biggest reggaetón artists, Bad Bunny and Rauw Alejandro, go back to their roots…

Image
Los Amigos Invisibles
La Casa del Ritmo: A film about ‘Los Amigos Invisibles’- a biopic by Javier…

This documentary has the story of the band woven into a key live performance shot at the Highline Ballroom in New York City in…

Latest Content

Image
The Penguin Lessons 1
Film & Theatre
'The Penguin Lessons' Dir. Peter Cattaneo

“He was short, only 2 ft tall, he smelt bad and he shat everywhere, but real friendship is about…

Image
Music
Salsa Hits of the 1960s

As we gear up for LatinoLife in the Park 2025 where we'll be celebrating one of Latin music…

Image
april
Music
APRIL REGGAETON RECAP

Latin women are dominating the documentary industry in the past four weeks. Whether it was Anitta…

Logo

Instagram

 

Most Viewed

Image
Top 10 Argentine Footballers

As one of the biggest football teams in South America and the world, the Argentine Football…

Image
Top 10 Mexican Boxers

Globally, Mexico is known as a boxing powerhouse, boasting some of the greatest champions in the…

Image
Ballads and Boleros
LatinoLife's Favourite Mexican Male Singers of all Time

Since the days when Mexico was a serious rival to Hollywood in terms of film production and quality…