Guaperia
Recorded in Union City, NJ, Guaperia features knockout tres guitar by Cesar Rivera.
Stephen Mejias
La Ley de la Jungla
Fiol's final work for the SAR label offers a lighter sound.
El Secreto
The second of Fiol's solo efforts on Roberto Torres' SAR label, closing with the powerful classic, "Tiene Sabor."
Fe, Esperanza, y Caridad
An altogether beautiful album. I selected Fe, Esperanza, y Caridad as one of my 2008 "Records to Die For." Fiol's version of the classic Cheo Marquetti tune, "Oriente," brings me straight to tears.
Macho Mumba
Of all Fiol's covert art, Macho Mumba stands out as my favorite, depicting a typical Cuban street scene.
Siempre Sere Guajiro
Awarded Best Cover Art by Latin New York in 1976.
Live at the Latin Quarter Lounge
Henry Fiol lit up the stage during a tribute to the late sonero, Hector Casanova, held at New York's LQhttp://www.lqny.com/lq/html/index.htm">LQ; on November 18, 2007.
The Problem with Henry Fiol
"I'm a New York kid. The idea of me living in a private home and mowing a lawn is just ridiculous. I was born on the streets of New York, I've lived here all my life, I'm an apartment dweller, and I just identify with the city. Native New Yorkers are like a different breed, and that's just who I am."
Hi! Let's hug.
Where are my LPs? I need a hug.
—George Reisch, Stereophile, September 1997
—George Reisch, Stereophile, September 1997
The Dispensable Criteria
My copy of Peter, Paul, & Mary's Album 1700, which I had bought many years ago for its Bonnie and Clyde album art, wasn't nearly as dusty as Santana. When I inspected it beneath a lamp, however, I noticed that it was covered by a sort of dull, gray film. The vinyl wasn't black. It was sickly. Indeed, this was one of my many albums that had suffered through the dark, dirty waters of a basement flood. Maybe two or three floods. Maybe four.