This is the stuff…THE FANIA ALL-STARS! In 1964, Domincan band leader Johnny Pacheo and pioneering businessman “Jerry” Masucci, unified Latin musical talent onto their Fania label. They quickly welcoming Latin legends like Willie Colon, Celia Cruz, Hector Lavoe and Ruben Blades. Rather than isolate each of their superstars, Fania fused as many of its leading performers as possible into the Fania All-Stars, one of the furst “supergroups.” The revloving cast All-Stars were the heart of the salsa scene for the next decade, traveling first around Latin America, then the United States, then Africa, then the rest of the world. In this video we travel with the All-Stars back to 1972.
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