Angel Canales - Lo Mejor de Angel Canales (1975)

The album "Lo Mejor de Angel Canales" is a cult classic collection of the greatest hits by Puerto Rican artist Angel Canales. Known in the music world as El Diferente (The Special One), Canales became a legend of the New York salsa brava scene thanks to his unique, slightly raspy timbre, eccentric stage presence, and unconventional choral structure.
Hard-edged urban salsa from the 1970s with a powerful brass section and a strong social message in the lyrics.
Unlike the academically pure voices of the Fania All-Stars era, Canales sang with a conversational, sometimes brash tone, which gave his tracks a unique street charisma.
Due to the progression of Parkinson's disease, the artist completely stopped performing and interacting with the press. Legend has it that on the day he decided to retire, he burned the original recordings on the beach so that fans would remember him at his peak.