Fania All-Stars

Fania All-Stars was a famous and award-winning salsa band that was founded in 1968 by Johnny Pacheco with the most famous musicians of Fania Records. Fania Records was at that time the leading record label for salsa.

The musicians who have played as members or guests in the group, in alphabetical order:

Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Justo Betancourt, Rubén Blades, Santitos Santos Colon, Willie Colon, Bobby Cruz, Celia Cruz, Manu Dibango, Cheo Feliciano, Larry Harlow, Renaldo Jorge, Hector Lavoe, Oscar D' Leon, Papo Lucca, Jose Mangual Jr., Nicky Marrero, Ismael Miranda, Andy Montañez, Luis " Perico " Ortiz, Johnny Pacheco, Eddie Palmieri, Victor Paz, Tito Puente, Louie Ramírez, Ricardo Richie Ray, Ismael Rivera, Ralph Robles, Barry Rodgers, Bobby Rodriguez, Pete " El Conde " Rodriguez, Roberto Roena, Willy Rosario, Jimmy Sabater, Ramon Mongo Santamaría, Jorge Santana, Adalberto Santiago, Larry Spencer, Yomo Toro, Bobby Valentin, Papo Vázquez, Orestes Vilato, Hector " Bomberito " Zarzuela and Tito Allen.

Discography

Live albums

• Latin - soul-rock ( Fania, 1974)
• Fania All-Stars ( Iceland, 1975)
• Live ( Fania, 1978)
• Habana Jam ( Fania, 1979)
• Fania All-Stars in Japan ( Fania, 1986)
• Live in Africa ( Fania, 1986)

Studio albums

• A Tribute to Tito Rodriguez ( Fania, 1976)
• Delicate and Jumpy (Columbia, 1976)
• Rhythm Machine (Columbia, 1977)
• Spanish Fever (CBS, 1978)
• Cross Over (CBS, 1979)
• California Jam (Musica Latina, 1980)
• Commitment ( FNA, 1980)
• Latin Connection ( Fania, 1981)
• Social Change ( Fania, 1981)
• Lo que pide la gente ( StyllaPhone, 1984)
• Viva la charanga ( Stern, 1986)
• Bamboleo ( Caliente, 1988)
• Latin Jazz Fusion ( Charly, 1988)
• Guasasa ( Fania, 1989)
• 97 Bravo (Sony International, 1997)

DVD

• Our Latin Thing
• Salsa ( Fania, 1974)
• In Africa ( Fania, 1993)
• Live ( Fania, 1995)