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Mi Gente (Héctor Lavoe song)

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"Mi Gente" (English: My People) is a song by Latin salsa star Héctor Lavoe from the album, La Voz. It is considered by many Latinos to be his signature song. The most popular version of the song was recorded in 1974 in Africa with the Fania All Stars.

The song was composed by Johnny Pacheco.[1]

File:Arte Público en Ponce, Puerto Rico, C. Cementerio Civil y C. Idilio, esq. noroeste, Bo. Portugués Urbano, Ponce, PR, mirando al oeste (DSC02417).jpg
A "Mi Gente" mural of Lavoe in his hometown of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Marc Anthony version

"Mi Gente"
Single by Marc Anthony
from the album El Cantante
ReleasedJuly 3, 2007
Recorded2006
GenreSalsa
Length3:56
Songwriter(s)Johnny Pacheco
Marc Anthony singles chronology
"¿Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo?"
(2006)
"Mi Gente"
(2007)
"Aguanile"
(2007)

"Mi Gente" is a cover of Héctor Lavoe's song by Marc Anthony for the movie El Cantante as he plays Lavoe himself. The song was featured on Gloria Estefan's Mexican promo single of No Llores. The song received a nomination at the 2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards for "Tropical Airplay Song Of The Year".

Chart position

Chart (2007) [2] Peak
position
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 23
Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 1

Other Covers

  • Domingo Quiñones covered the song on his tribute album, "¿Quién Mató a Héctor Lavoe?".
  • Angel & Khriz covered "Mi Gente" while using Hector Lavoe's recorded voice. It was included as part of the Urban Tribute to Hector Lavoe.

References

  1. ^ "Mi Gente by Hector Lavoe | Who Sampled". Retrieved 2020-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1110791/charts-awards/billboard-single