The Latin Recording Academy Statement Re: Cheo Feliciano

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) Latin Recording Academy Trustees Award recipient Cheo Feliciano was a multitalented musician, composer and singer. A national treasure of Puerto Rico and New York, he was not only an iconic solo artist but a member of the Joe Cuba Sextet and the legendary Fania All-Stars. His warm and soulful voice, exhibited through his love of bolero and his passion for salsa music, graced recordings and stages through a career spanning six decades. The re-emergence of his career with his first solo album, Cheo, released in 1971, broke records in the Latin music market and included his hits "Anacaona" and "Mi Triste Problema." He will forever be remembered as one of the great architects of the salsa movement and his work will live on to inspire and touch lovers of the genre. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, colleagues and to the people of his beloved Puerto Rico who have lost a cherished and respected artist; and in the meantime, there will be no gentleman giving out roses to the ladies…

Gabriel Abaroa Jr.
President/CEO
The Latin Recording Academy