On August 24, 1973, 40,000 salsa fans (a record-breaking crowd at the time for a Latin music event) eagerly piled into New York’s Yankee Stadium to watch some of the world’s most influential artists share the stage. But the Fania All Stars a collective that included such legends as Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto, and Héctor Lavoe was eager to highlight its versatility by performing not just Latin hits, but also soul and rock hits from the day.
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21/11/2023 - Just before the start of the 20th edition of the gathering in the Andalusian city, we spoke to this award-winning producer and former advisor to the Community of Madrid who is coordinating it
Mondays With Morgan is a column in LondonJazz News written by Morgan Enos, a music journalist based in Hackensack, New Jersey. Therein, he dives deep into the jazz that moves him – his main focus being the scene in nearby New York City. This week, Enos spoke with Puerto Rican alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón and…