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Fania All-Stars' first concert in Puerto Rico was a spiritual homecoming for everyone who made the trip down from New York, whether they had been born in PR, raised by parents who had called the island home, or simply grown up with its sound all around them -- despite being born 1,500 miles away. It's a flight that few of Fania's stars missed, despite the rising profile of the label's biggest names; every major spoke of the wheel was represented, including Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colón, Ray Barretto, Hector Lavoe, Cheo Feliciano, Larry Harlow, Bobby Valentin, and many others (including special guests Mongo Santamaria, Celia Cruz, and Manu Dibango). The show, which opened Roberto Clemente Coliseum late in 1973 and found 11,000 fans packed in (with thousands more restlessly waiting outside), cemented Fania All-Stars' wide world-wide appeal -- as if there was any doubt in Puerto Rico -- and featured several classic recordings later found on Latin-Soul-Rock and Live at Yankee Stadium. Obviously, the historic value of this tape -- discovered in pristine condition in an upstate New York storage facility -- can barely be topped in salsa history, but the music inside justifies its value as well. True, live salsa sets from the '70s are usually brimming with energy anyway, but this far exceeds even the many released live concerts by the Fania All-Stars. The brass is crystal-clear, the rhythms are tight and aggressive, the audience is supportive, and when Hector Lavoe leads them to the finish of "Mi Gente," the feeling of community and joy is palpable.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Fania, Composer, Author - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Ismael Quintana, Composer, Author, FeaturedArtist - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Cheo Feliciano, FeaturedArtist - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - José Luis Feliciano, Composer, Author - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - C. Curet Alonso, Composer, Author - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, FeaturedArtist - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Composer, Author, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Hector Lavoe, FeaturedArtist - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ismael Miranda, Composer, Author, FeaturedArtist - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ismael Miranda, Composer, Author - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Composer, Author, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Fania, Composer, Author - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Composer, Author, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bobby Valentín, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Calixto Ochoa, Composer, Author - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Rogers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Percussion, Guiro, Musical Director, Recording Supervisor, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Harlow, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Yomo Toro, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mongo Santamaria, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Rodriguez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Dibango, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Fania All Stars, MainArtist - Lewis Kahn, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Roena, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Paz, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Ricardo "Richie" Ray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Viera, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Fania All-Stars' first concert in Puerto Rico was a spiritual homecoming for everyone who made the trip down from New York, whether they had been born in PR, raised by parents who had called the island home, or simply grown up with its sound all around them -- despite being born 1,500 miles away. It's a flight that few of Fania's stars missed, despite the rising profile of the label's biggest names; every major spoke of the wheel was represented, including Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colón, Ray Barretto, Hector Lavoe, Cheo Feliciano, Larry Harlow, Bobby Valentin, and many others (including special guests Mongo Santamaria, Celia Cruz, and Manu Dibango). The show, which opened Roberto Clemente Coliseum late in 1973 and found 11,000 fans packed in (with thousands more restlessly waiting outside), cemented Fania All-Stars' wide world-wide appeal -- as if there was any doubt in Puerto Rico -- and featured several classic recordings later found on Latin-Soul-Rock and Live at Yankee Stadium. Obviously, the historic value of this tape -- discovered in pristine condition in an upstate New York storage facility -- can barely be topped in salsa history, but the music inside justifies its value as well. True, live salsa sets from the '70s are usually brimming with energy anyway, but this far exceeds even the many released live concerts by the Fania All-Stars. The brass is crystal-clear, the rhythms are tight and aggressive, the audience is supportive, and when Hector Lavoe leads them to the finish of "Mi Gente," the feeling of community and joy is palpable.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:18
- Main artists: Fania All Stars
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fania
- Genre: World
© 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2009 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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