FANIA ALL STARS - LIVE AT YANKEE STADIUM REISSUE If the two-volume LP set Live At The Cheetah signified the emergence of the New York salsa explosion of the '70s, the equally double album Live At Yankee Stadium, released in 1975, marked the very zenith of the salsa phenomenon - its official introduction into the mainstream.
There is an irony, of course, to the music included in these excellent discs: much of these tracks were actually recorded in Puerto Rico, and not at the Yankee Stadium. The Yankee tracks were of lesser sonic quality, and the producers (wisely) decided to replace them with similar tracks recorded at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
Regardless of historical trivia, the music here brims with life. The sound is warm and pristine, and the artists involved were at the very top of their game. Included here is a wonderful version of Hector Lavoe's ubiquitous anthem "Mi Gente," a rootsy "Que Rico Suena Mi Tambor" with el bonito de la salsa, Ismael Miranda, and the soulful Ismael Quintana debuting his solo career with "Mi Debilidad."
Most importantly, Live At Yankee Stadium will be forever remembered as the one album that established Celia Cruz, once and for all, as the unequivocal Queen of Salsa. Celia had already experienced stardom in her native Cuba with La Sonora Matancera, and she continued occupying a vital place in tropical music through her memorable collaboration with Nuyorican bandleader Tito Puente in the '60s. But it was her volcanic, 11 minute-long rendition of "Bemba Colora" with the Fania All Stars that placed her smack in the middle of the salsa explosion.
There is an irony, of course, to the music included in these excellent discs: much of these tracks were actually recorded in Puerto Rico, and not at the Yankee Stadium. The Yankee tracks were of lesser sonic quality, and the producers (wisely) decided to replace them with similar tracks recorded at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
Regardless of historical trivia, the music here brims with life. The sound is warm and pristine, and the artists involved were at the very top of their game. Included here is a wonderful version of Hector Lavoe's ubiquitous anthem "Mi Gente," a rootsy "Que Rico Suena Mi Tambor" with el bonito de la salsa, Ismael Miranda, and the soulful Ismael Quintana debuting his solo career with "Mi Debilidad."
Most importantly, Live At Yankee Stadium will be forever remembered as the one album that established Celia Cruz, once and for all, as the unequivocal Queen of Salsa. Celia had already experienced stardom in her native Cuba with La Sonora Matancera, and she continued occupying a vital place in tropical music through her memorable collaboration with Nuyorican bandleader Tito Puente in the '60s. But it was her volcanic, 11 minute-long rendition of "Bemba Colora" with the Fania All Stars that placed her smack in the middle of the salsa explosion.
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