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Born in New York City where he has always lived.
Father: Puerto Rican
Mother: Italian-American
Children: Henry Fiol is the father of three children. Orlando, the oldest, is a pianist/arranger/percussionist who sometimes performs with his father.
Education: Graduated from Hunter College where he studied art and received his bachelor’s degree, BFA.
Work Experience: Before beginning his career in music, he worked as an art teacher in the Catholic schools of New York, and then as a counselor for students with behavior problems for the NYC Board of Education.
Artist: During the era of the LP, he painted the cover illustrations for all of his albums---in 1978 he won Latin New York magazine’s award for best album cover of the year for the cover of his first album with Saoco, “Siempre Seré Guajiro”---but ever since the format for recordings was reduced down to the size of a CD, he has forsaken the use of his original art in favor of photography instead.
Composer: Over the years, the majority of the songs recorded by Henry Fiol have been of his own composition, and although he doesn’t read or write music, he has always been actively involved in the preparation of his arrangements as well.
Writer: In the late nineties, he dedicated himself to the writing of his first book, a novel in English, entitled, The Short End of the Stick. Although finished, it remains unpublished.
Musical Career: Began all most forty years ago, initially as a conga player/coro singer.
1974-1978: Co-founder, co-leader, conga player, and lead singer of Saoco, where he composed most of the group’s material and recorded two LP’s.
1980-1982: Recorded two LP’s with SAR Records as a soloist, and was fortunate enough to score several number-one hits in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Dominican Republic. He subsequently toured Latin-America, doing numerous concerts and television appearances.
1983-1987: Formed his own band, “Corazón”, and introduced his signature brass instrumentation of trumpet with tenor sax.
1984-1987: Founded his own record company, Corazón Records, and began using the characteristic red-and-black stage clothing with the symbol of the heart. During this period, he recorded three albums on the Corazón label.
1987-1991: Returned to working as a soloist, and in 1989 he recorded a solo album with his son, Orlando. A year later, he re-organized his band---this time augmenting his horn section to two trumpets and a tenor sax---and, with his new instrumentation, he continued to travel and do live performances.
1991-2002: In 1991, Earthworks/Virgin released a compilation album worldwide. Also, in this period, two additional albums were recorded (one in New York and the other in Colombia), and another compilation album, entitled “Lo Máximo”, was released.
2002-present: In 2002, the album "Guapería" was recorded and produced by Henry Fiol for his own production company, Corazón Productions. It Contains seven original Fiol compositions and three adaptations of old Cuban favorites. In 2008, Henry Fiol Produced and Recorded the album "De Cachete" in Cali,Colombia with the help of some excellent Colombian musicians. This recording, on Fiol's own label, Corazón Records, contains nine original Fiol Compositions and is available to be downloaded free from his website.
To this day, Henry Fiol continues to travel and perform on an international level, particularly in Latin America and Europe, where, over the years, he has acheived the status of being considered a "classic artist" and a perennial favorite.
Travels: USA, Canada, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Spain, etc.
Born in New York City where he has always lived.
Father: Puerto Rican
Mother: Italian-American
Children: Henry Fiol is the father of three children. Orlando, the oldest, is a pianist/arranger/percussionist who sometimes performs with his father.
Education: Graduated from Hunter College where he studied art and received his bachelor’s degree, BFA.
Work Experience: Before beginning his career in music, he worked as an art teacher in the Catholic schools of New York, and then as a counselor for students with behavior problems for the NYC Board of Education.
Artist: During the era of the LP, he painted the cover illustrations for all of his albums---in 1978 he won Latin New York magazine’s award for best album cover of the year for the cover of his first album with Saoco, “Siempre Seré Guajiro”---but ever since the format for recordings was reduced down to the size of a CD, he has forsaken the use of his original art in favor of photography instead.
Composer: Over the years, the majority of the songs recorded by Henry Fiol have been of his own composition, and although he doesn’t read or write music, he has always been actively involved in the preparation of his arrangements as well.
Writer: In the late nineties, he dedicated himself to the writing of his first book, a novel in English, entitled, The Short End of the Stick. Although finished, it remains unpublished.
Musical Career: Began all most forty years ago, initially as a conga player/coro singer.
1974-1978: Co-founder, co-leader, conga player, and lead singer of Saoco, where he composed most of the group’s material and recorded two LP’s.
1980-1982: Recorded two LP’s with SAR Records as a soloist, and was fortunate enough to score several number-one hits in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Dominican Republic. He subsequently toured Latin-America, doing numerous concerts and television appearances.
1983-1987: Formed his own band, “Corazón”, and introduced his signature brass instrumentation of trumpet with tenor sax.
1984-1987: Founded his own record company, Corazón Records, and began using the characteristic red-and-black stage clothing with the symbol of the heart. During this period, he recorded three albums on the Corazón label.
1987-1991: Returned to working as a soloist, and in 1989 he recorded a solo album with his son, Orlando. A year later, he re-organized his band---this time augmenting his horn section to two trumpets and a tenor sax---and, with his new instrumentation, he continued to travel and do live performances.
1991-2002: In 1991, Earthworks/Virgin released a compilation album worldwide. Also, in this period, two additional albums were recorded (one in New York and the other in Colombia), and another compilation album, entitled “Lo Máximo”, was released.
2002-present: In 2002, the album "Guapería" was recorded and produced by Henry Fiol for his own production company, Corazón Productions. It Contains seven original Fiol compositions and three adaptations of old Cuban favorites. In 2008, Henry Fiol Produced and Recorded the album "De Cachete" in Cali,Colombia with the help of some excellent Colombian musicians. This recording, on Fiol's own label, Corazón Records, contains nine original Fiol Compositions and is available to be downloaded free from his website.
To this day, Henry Fiol continues to travel and perform on an international level, particularly in Latin America and Europe, where, over the years, he has acheived the status of being considered a "classic artist" and a perennial favorite.
Travels: USA, Canada, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Spain, etc.
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Henry Fiol Lyrics
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Ahora me da pena Tengo pena contigo Tú dices que estás penando Tengo pena co…
Changueria Yo no sé lo que tú quieres de mí Y tú…
Esta Vida Es Un Mango Esta vida es un mango, lleno de alegria. Yo le saco…
La juma de ayer Quiero matar un capricho Que tengo en el corazón Voy a coger…
Mala Suerte QUE HE HECHO YO, PA TENER TAN MALA SUERTE QUE HE…
No e Pa Tanto No e' pa' tanto No e' pa' tanto, compay No e' pa'…
Oriente Unknown Miscellaneous King Henry Fifths Conquest Of France…
Picoteando por ahí Me levanto por la madrugá y no hay nada en…
Tiene Sabor "Work Out" I wanna see you work out for me, work…
Ya Que Somos Amantes It's like a diamond ring It's a precious thing And we never…
zumbale muchachita con su cuatro da la vuelta y toca el…
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Edwin andres Ceron
Severa melodía 🎺🎺🎹🎹🎷🎷🎷
Jose Valencia
Desde España 2023 picoteando por ahí. Un fuerte abrazo para todos los que les gusta la buena salsa de la vieja guardia😄.
hector cristobal morales narvaez
me dedique a vivir libre. No me gustaba tener patrones. VIVÍA picoteando por ahí algún trabajo teniendo hijos que mantener y mujer. Hasta que se canso y me dejo. Son 17 años que vivo solo por creerme libre sin ser esclavo del reloj. Comprando loterías y juegos de asar. Nunca tuve trabajo fijo. Ahora tengo 62 años y vivo picoteando por ahí. Haciendo cualesquier mandado por un poco de comida o pan para vivir. Me transforme en un existencia lista, sin pensar en el futuro. Ahora no tengo un techo propio para aguare-serme del sol o de la lluvia. Pero acepto mi realidad pues yo lo escoji. Solo quiero que mis hijos nunca tomen mis ideas y piensen en el futuro para sus hijos y sus esposas.
Loam Delatam
Si te sirve de consuelo, la verdad nuestro sistema tiende a un aumento de la desigualdad, las compañías en la actualidad suelen echar a sus trabajadores cada cierto tiempo, las prestaciones sociales han disminuido ju to con los sueldos reales, o sea que daría lo mismo, cualquiera que sea su decisión, el individuo no hizo al mundo, el mundo hizo al individuo, naces pobre mueres pobre.
Javier Jerez
Ahora que veo el video, y escuchó la letra de manera profunda de ve el verdadero transfondo y el mensaje que nos da este gran salsero Henry Fiol, por cierto tengo 22 años.
Fabian Paez
Y que es lo q ves?
eLías 90
No tengas vergüenza de Picotear ChCh es un Orgullo para todo los que la Luchamos Día a Día Gracias a Dios , Yo me la Busco
Luz María
💯💯
Diego Martinez
El estilo de Henry para bailar es único.
Adriano Bautista Parra
Temazo, Colombia mitad del año 2021, esta salsa esta durisima. Grande Henry Fiol. "El blanco que canta como negro" ... tengo 20 años.