Editing Panart (section)

{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = Panart
| image       = PanartSleeve.jpg
| image_size  = 
| image_alt   = 
| caption     = Artwork from a Panart LP sleeve.
| parent      = [[Concord (entertainment company)|Concord]]
| founded     = {{start date|1944}}
| founder     = [[Ramón S. Sabat|Ramón Sabat]]
| defunct     = {{end date|1961|5|29}}
| status      = 
| distributor = 
| genre       = [[Cuban music]]
| country     = [[Cuba]]
| location    = Calle San Miguel No. 410, [[Centro Habana]], [[Havana]]
| url         = 
}}
'''Panart''' was one of the first and most successful independent [[record label]]s in Cuba, founded in 1944 by engineer [[Ramón S. Sabat|Ramón Sabat]]. In 1961, its studios were seized by [[Fidel Castro]]'s communist regime and the label was nationalized, becoming "Panart Nacionalizada", which shortly after was absorbed by [[EGREM]].

Together with [[RCA Victor]]'s, Panart studios were the main recording studios in Cuba during the 1950s. Since the 1960s, they are known as the Areito studios, owned by EGREM. In addition, Panart acted as a distributor for [[Odeon Records|Odeon]], [[Musart Records|Musart]], [[Sonora Records|Sonora]] and [[Capitol Records]]. Its only sublabel, '''Sonoro''', was established in 1949 and signed several [[trova]] acts such as [[Los Compadres]].

In 2016, Panart was acquired by [[Concord Bicycle Music]] (renamed [[Concord (entertainment company)|Concord]] in 2019) as a part of its purchase of Musart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7340880/concord-bicycle-music-acquires-musart-music-group Concord Bicycle Music Acquires Mexican Indie Musart Music Group]</ref> Within Concord, Panart is operated as an [[Imprint (trade name)|imprint]] of the historical reissue label [[Craft Recordings]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-23|title=Billboard's Own Grammy Nominee On The Art of Writing Liner Notes|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8548587/billboard-grammy-nominee-liner-notes-complete-cuban-jam-sessions|access-date=2020-08-17|website=Billboard}}</ref>