Live at the Cheetah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis period of the late 60s and early 70s marked the renaissance of Salsa<\/em> music. These established groups created a big fan following. It helped that bands had some stability in their personnel during this period, helping to grow a fan base very rapidly.<\/p>\nAnother influential event was the formation of the Fania All-Stars. The Fania recording label co-owners Pacheco and Jerry Masucci decided to group the best lead artists of the label into an All-Star.<\/p>\n
Take note that this was not an innovative concept. Other All-Stars had already been put together, like the Alegre All-Stars, which had recorded together since 1961, with Pacheco himself having participated in the 1st Alegre All-Star recording.<\/p>\n
But the Fania All-Stars, with its star-filled lineup, became a sensation in the \u201970s. The mega-success of their \u201cLive at the Cheetah\u201d<\/em> recording, in the renowned Manhattan nightclub, of which video footage was used for the film \u201cOur Latin Thing\u201d<\/em>, sparked a fire that would burn brightly for several years. The Fania All-Stars put on a magnificent show and traveled all over the world with it. The publicity this gave to Salsa worldwide was colossal. Below is a video of this event, with the performance of “Quitate Tu”<\/em>, highlighting all singers and “cuatro<\/em>” guitar player Yomo Toro.<\/p>\n