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1973; published 1974

A record album with the title "Fania All Stars Latin-Soul-Rock." The album consists of a single vinyl (2015.195.1a), which features a green-and-brown label with a notched center hole. The top half of the label has the words [FANIA / FANIA ALL STARS / LATIN—SOUL—ROCK]. The bottom half of the label lists the songs as well as their respective artists and track length. Side A features songs such as “Viva Tirado,” “Chanchullo,” “Smoke,” “There You Go,” and “Mama Guela;” while Side B lists songs such as “El Raton,” “Soul Makossa” and “Congo Bongo.”
An album jacket (2015.195.1b) accompanies the vinyl record. The front cover of the album jacket is black, with white writings. On the top, [FANIA ALL STARS / latin ~ soul ~ rock / How It Was! How It Ended! How It Was Going To Be!] is printed. Below, there is a collage of 13 photographs of performances. Inside the album jacket is white and features a New York Post article entitled “‘Our Latin Thing’ Draws 40, 000.” The second page has a six grayscale photographs of performances. [Live at Yankee Stadium, Aug. 24, 1973] is printed in white letters. Below, there is a large color photograph of a performance; a smaller photograph is embedded in the bottom right-hand corner of the larger photo.
Some of the persons credited in the production and distribution of this album include: Pete "Conde" Rodriguez, Paquito Navarro, Cheo Feliciano, Santos Colon, Ismael Quintana, Hector Colon, Dick Sugar, Bobby Cruz, Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Roberto Roena, Jerry Masucci, Edmund Newton, Bobby Valentin, Lee Marshall, Tom Monaster and Ron Levine.

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2015.195.1ab

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© 1974 Fania Records
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vinyl and cardboard, with ink on paper (fiber product)

Diameter (a. disc): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
H x W x D (b. album jacket): 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 1/8 in. (31.8 × 31.8 × 0.3 cm)

Title • Latin-Soul-Rock

nmaahc_2015.195.1ab

NMAAHC

LATIN-SOUL-ROCK

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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1970s

Betancourt, Justo • Santana, Jorge • Cobham, Billy • Santamaría, Mongo • Manu Dibango • Fania All Stars • Fania Records, Inc. • Pacheco, Johnny • Colón, Willie • Hammer, Jan • Miranda, Ismael

Bronx County • New York • Puerto Rico • United States • North and Central America • Bronx

Rock and roll (Music) • Soul (Music) • Funk (Music) • Salsa (Music) • Instrumentalists (Musicians) • Jazz (Music) • Singers (Musicians)

City • Bronx • County • Bronx County • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • State • Puerto Rico

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