Fania All Stars - San Juan 73

Here's a rarity: A newer-before-released early Fania All Star concert! That's right folks, this 1973 show from the Roberto Clemente Coliseo, that brought together 10,000 screaming Fania fans, is brought to light, here, for the first time. While some of these tracks showed up either edited or overdubbed on Live At Yankee Stadium, Vol 1 & 2 and on Latin-Soul-Rock, what we have here is the original, unreleased full and unedited versions of these classic performances. Emusica recently found these "missing" tapes in a storage room in Hudson, New York, and presto, we now have the salsa superband's debut performance in Puerto Rico.
With Johnny Pacheco, Larry Harlow, Bobby Valentin, Ray Barretto, Roberto Roena, Willie Colón, Yomo Toro, Barry Rogers and of course, the singers: Ismael Quintana, Cheo Feliciano, Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, Hector Lavoe, Ismael Miranda, Santos Colon and Justo Betancourt. Wow!

Musicians include:


Johnny Pacheco Musical director, güiro, percusion menor
Larry Harlow Piano
Bobby Valentin Bajo
Ray Barretto Congas
Roberto Roena Bongos, cowbell
Nicky Marrero Timbales
Raymond Ray Maldonado Trumpet
Victor "Vitin" Paz Trumpet
Roberto Rodriguez Trumpet
Barry Rogers Trombone
Willie Colón Trombone
Lewis Kahn Trombone
Yomo Toro Cuatro, guitar
Ismael Quintana Voz
Cheo Feliciano Voz
Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez Voz
Hector Lavoe Voz
Ismael Miranda Voz
Santos Colon, Justo Betancourt Voz
Appearances By: Ismael Quintana, Bobby Cruz, Ricardo Ray, Celia Cruz, Mongo Santamaria, Manu Dibango