Henry Fiol

Henry Fiol (born 16 January 1947 in New York City) is an American singer, composer, percussionist and songwriter. His father was a Puerto Rican, his mother a US American with Italian roots. He has three sons. He studied art at Hunter College in New York and began his professional life as an art teacher at Catholic schools and then as an advisor to students with behavioral problems at New York State schools.

Fiol signed the cover of his LPs himself and won the 1978 Latin New York Prize for the best cover of the year with the album "Siempre Seré Guajiro" by Saoco. Since CDs with their smaller cover format pushed the LPs, he prefers photographic designs. He began his musical career as a conga player and supporting singer at the beginning of the 1970s. From 1974 to 1978 he played with the group Saoco, which he had founded with. He was a singer and played congas. From 1980 to 1982 he recorded as a soloist and had several number 1 hits in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic and traveled to Latin America. From 1983 to 1984 he founded "Corazón" with the characteristic composition of trumpet and tenor saxophone. Between 1983 and 1987 he founded the record label Corazón Records and took his trademark of the black-red clothing with the symbol of the heart. From 1987 to 1991 he performed again as a soloist. In 1989, he recorded an album with his son Orlando. In 1990, he re-recorded his band with another trumpet. Although he can neither write nor read notes, he also composes. His tours also took him to Canada and Europe. Discography Edit the source text Weblinks Edit sourcetext

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