Panart

Also appears as "Panart Records". Cuban label headquartered in Havana. The label specialized in popular Cuban music. Panart, which was founded in 1943 by musician/engineer Ramón Sabat, was the first independent record label in Cuba. The record company of Panart was Cuban Plastics & Record Corp.. This company was founded because Owner Ramon Sabat spent many dollars shipping the playlist over seas for the records to be made. They were the Cuban distributor for Odeon, Musart Sonora and Capitol Records. Appears as "Panart Nacionalizada" after the revolution.