Vaya Records was Fania’s merengue imprint — same house, different island. This 1981 compilation is the Dominican counterpart to everything Fania was doing in salsa: a label committed to capturing the full breadth of a living tradition at its peak. Merengue in 1981 was electric — fast, percussive, impossible not to move to. This is a document of that moment.
Genre: Latin / Merengue
Year: 1981
Label: Vaya Records — JMVS-99
Country: US
Condition: Media: VG+ / Sleeve: G+
Notes: Tear on front cover. Media plays clean. F’s Collection.
This record is part of F's Collection, a record vendor who was unfortunately deported during the LA ICE Raids of 2026. In honor of F, 20% of this sale — double our usual donation — will be donated to CHIRLA, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles, to achieve a just society fully inclusive of immigrants.
Vaya Records was Fania’s merengue imprint — same house, different island. This 1981 compilation is the Dominican counterpart to everything Fania was doing in salsa: a label committed to capturing the full breadth of a living tradition at its peak. Merengue in 1981 was electric — fast, percussive, impossible not to move to. This is a document of that moment.
Genre: Latin / Merengue
Year: 1981
Label: Vaya Records — JMVS-99
Country: US
Condition: Media: VG+ / Sleeve: G+
Notes: Tear on front cover. Media plays clean. F’s Collection.
This record is part of F's Collection, a record vendor who was unfortunately deported during the LA ICE Raids of 2026. In honor of F, 20% of this sale — double our usual donation — will be donated to CHIRLA, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles, to achieve a just society fully inclusive of immigrants.
