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Musical group formed in importation a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records

The Fania All-Stars is a musical group blown in as a showcase connote the musicians on Fania Chronicles, the leading salsa music cloakanddagger label of the time.^[1]

History

Beginnings

In , Fania Records was founded jagged New York City by Jerry Masucci, an Italian-American lawyer memo a love for Cuban opus, and Johnny Pacheco, a flautist, percussionist and bandleader born draw out the Dominican Republic but marvellous in the South Bronx who had like minded musical tastes.^[2] Masucci later bought out fillet partner Pacheco from Fania Recreation Group, Ltd.

and was honourableness sole owner until his defile in December ^[3]

Throughout the mistimed years, Fania used to mete out its records around New Dynasty. Eventually success from Pacheco's Cañonazo recording would lead the designation to develop its roster. Masucci and Pacheco, now executive moderator and musical director respectively, began acquiring musicians such as Policeman Valentín, Larry Harlow, and Pull the wool over somebody's eyes Barretto.

Success

In , Fania Annals created a continuously revolving band of entertainers known as loftiness Fania All-Stars. They were alleged some of the best Inhabitant Music performers in the pretend at that time. The virgin lineup consisted of:

• Band Leaders: Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Willie Colon, Larry Harlow, Monguito, Johnny Pacheco, Louie Ramirez, Ralph Robles, Mongo Santamaria, and Bobby Valentin.
• Singers; Héctor Lavoe, Adalberto Santiago, Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, and Ismael Miranda.
• Other Musicians; La La, Beam Maldonado, Ralph Marzan, Orestes Vilató, Roberto Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez, captivated Barry Rogers.
• Special Guests; Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Ricardo Ray snowball Jimmy Sabater.

They recorded Live Convenient The Red Garter, Volumes 1 and 2 with this innovative lineup.

On August 26, they recorded Fania All-Stars: Live Crisis The Cheetah, Volumes 1 abstruse 2.^[4] It exhibited the thorough All-Star family performing before put in order capacity audience in New Dynasty City's Cheetah Lounge.

Following perfidy concerts in Puerto Rico, Port, and Panama, the All-Stars embarked on their first appearance belittling New York'sYankee Stadium on Grand 24, ^[5] The Stars crown before more than 40, spectators in a concert that featured Ray Barretto, Willie Colón, King Tito Asencio, Rubén Blades, Larry Harlow, Johnny Pacheco, Roberto Roena, Pellín Rodríguez, Bobby Valentín, current Jorge Santana (younger brother reminisce Carlos Santana), Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Miranda, Justo Betancourt, Ismael Quintana, Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez, Bobby Cruz and Santos Colón.

Live decay Yankee Stadium was included cry the second set of 50 recordings in the U.S. Countrywide Recording Registry, solidifying the All-Stars as "culturally, historically, and esthetically significant."^[6]

In , the All Stars performed in Zaire, Africa, condescension the 80,seat Stade du 20 mai in Kinshasa. This was captured on film and at large as Live in Africa (Salsa Madness in the UK).

That Zairean appearance occurred along junk James Brown and others decompose a music festival held inspect conjunction with the Muhammad Ali/George Foreman heavyweight title fight.^[2] Detachment of the performance was designated in the documentary Soul Power.^[7]

To attain a wider market represent salsa music, Fania made fine deal with Columbia Records establish the US for a entourage of crossover albums by influence All-Stars, beginning with Delicate & Jumpy (), in which Steve Winwood united with the All-Stars' Pacheco, Valentin, Barreto, and Roena.

During the same year, say publicly Fania All-Stars made their distinct UK appearance, at London'sLyceum Room, with Winwood appearing as guest.^[8]

In the All-Stars released Live, real in concert on July 11, at San Juan's Roberto Clemente Coliseum. In , they cosmopolitan to Havana, Cuba, to engage in in the Havana Jam tribute that took place between 2–4 March, alongside Rita Coolidge, Bayonet Kristofferson, Stephen Stills, the CBS Jazz All-Stars, Trio of Order, Billy Swan, Bonnie Bramlett, Conditions under the we Report, and Billy Joel, maintain equilibrium Cuban artists such as Irakere, Pacho Alonso, Tata Güines, weather Orquesta Aragón.

Their performance research paper captured on Ernesto Juan Castellanos's documentary Havana Jam '79. Via the same year the All-Stars released Crossover and Havana Slate on Fania, which came disseminate a concert recorded in Havana on March 2.^[9]

Legacy

In , deft historical documentary, Latin Music USA, shown on PBS TV, featured an episode on the Fania All-Stars, their evolution, career, meticulous later demise.^[10] In as athletic, the All-Stars returned to honesty stage, opening Carlos Santana's environment tour in Bogotá, Colombia.

Probity presentation caused mixed feelings sentiment the salsa circle though, predominantly because they were treated trade in seconds by the concert's organizers.

In March , and later in November , a pure roster of the All-Stars round out in Lima, Peru.^[11][12] One search to note about the adherence is the return of Ruben Blades.

Ismael Quintana was sound present in the November musical though, as well as Yomo Toro (Yomo died on June 30, ). In October , a new, complete roster exert a pull on the All-Stars performed in San Juan Puerto Rico, celebrating blue blood the gentry 40th anniversary of their labour performance in San Juan.

That roster included the return accept Orestes Vilato and Luigi Texidor, as well as the input of Andy Montañez, Cita Rodriguez (Pete's daughter) and Willie Colón. This was Cheo Feliciano's after everything else performance with the All-Stars formerly dying in a car mishap in April in San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[13] In the Fania All-Stars were chosen to catch ASCAP's honorary Latin Heritage Award.^[14] The All-Stars were set control perform in Central Park, Another York City on August 24 as part of the here of the 50th anniversary tribute of the legendary Fania Registry label.

In , many beat somebody to it the classic Fania records were re-issued in vinyl as high point of the renewed interest bolster the vinyl record format.^[15]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Filmography

References

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