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Summary: collectors item
Review: As I sit in my living room listening to this DVD, I can't help but to wonder about Salsa music as I truly came to love it. I grew up in San Juan, PR, and came to age in the late 70s idolizing the Fania aLL Stars. This DVD brought goosebumps and tears to my eyes as I reminisce of times gone by. It was a special treat to watch the Fania All Stars at their prime, Pacheco, Lavoe, Celia, Cheo, Barreto, Roena, etc... If you are an old "Salsero" like I am, you'd understand. The sound is exceptional and the video is great. Buy it NOW... Viva la Fania!
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Summary: A Must Have for Every Old School Salsero
Review: As I sit in my living room listening to this DVD, I can't help but to wonder about Salsa music as I truly came to love it. I grew up in San Juan, PR, and came to age in the late 70s idolizing the Fania aLL Stars. This DVD brought goosebumps and tears to my eyes as I reminisce of times gone by. It was a special treat to watch the Fania All Stars at their prime, Pacheco, Lavoe, Celia, Cheo, Barreto, Roena, etc... If you are an old "Salsero" like I am, you'd understand. The sound is exceptional and the video is great. Buy it NOW... Viva la Fania!
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Summary: DISSAPOINTING, DECEPCIONANTE
Review: Bad quality of image and of sound. Only 8 tracks, and only 2 with Celia Cruz. The band plays and sings out of tune almost all the time. The camera don't know who is doing the solo in every moment, so you lose a lot of solos information. Celia is great but only 2 tracks with her. I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS DVD TO ANYBODY!!, althoug I have a lot of Celia Cruz CD's and I love them!
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Summary: great fania all star footage
Review: celia sings a great song, but if you remember the original fania allstars this dvd has great footage that you wont find elsewhere. swinging salsa with many that are no longer with us. a must for salsa collectors enjoy it!
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Summary: Good Music*
Review: Eventhought is an old concert the sound is excellent,well we allready know Fania's All Star music and artist.
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Summary: A "must have" for latin music lovers.
Review: Excelente imagen y excelente sonido. Grabado en 1974, en el festival musical organizado para la pelea de Ali-Foreman, en Kinshasa, Zaire. Lo unico malo es que solo sean 8 track y 54 minutos. Debió haber sido mas extenso. Ojalá hayan mas conciertos de la Fania All Stars como este disponibles en DVD. Se puede apreciar en vivo a musicos como Boby Valentin en un solo en En Orbita, Ray Barreto en solo de congas junto con el sensacional baile de Roberto Roena en Ponte Duro, Larry Harlow, Nicky Marrero, Yomo Toro, Ismael Quintana, Ismael Miranda, Hector Lavoe, Santos Colon, Cheo Feliciano, y por supuesto Celia Cruz. Tambien Luis "Perico" Ortiz. Es una joya y si amas la música latina es un "must have".
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Summary: A "must have" for latin music lovers.
Review: Excelente imagen y excelente sonido. Grabado en 1974, en el festival musical organizado para la pelea de Ali-Foreman, en Kinshasa, Zaire. Lo unico malo es que solo sean 8 track y 54 minutos. Debió haber sido mas extenso. Ojalá hayan mas conciertos de la Fania All Stars como este disponibles en DVD. Se puede apreciar en vivo a musicos como Boby Valentin en un solo en En Orbita, Ray Barreto en solo de congas junto con el sensacional baile de Roberto Roena en Ponte Duro, Larry Harlow, Nicky Marrero, Yomo Toro, Ismael Quintana, Ismael Miranda, Hector Lavoe, Santos Colon, Cheo Feliciano, y por supuesto Celia Cruz. Tambien Luis "Perico" Ortiz. Es una joya y si amas la música latina es un "must have".
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Summary: Great but too pricey for the content
Review: I'm a huge salsa fan and this dvd is a must see for any old school fan. However I don't think this is a must buy at the price of $17. The dvd is poorly produced without even a main menu or any special features (not even a plug for other fania music). the dvd only includes 6 songs, one of those in two versions for a total of 7 for a total running time of 53 min. I love watching Hector Lavoe singing "Mi Gente" trying to dance and wearing a green shirt and red pants. All performers were the tops in their field and most continue to be close to the top today (20 yrs later!) even if they stopped performing. Bottom line, if price isn't an issue buy this. Otherwise, rent it or ask a friend for a copy before you decide to purchase it.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST SALSA PERFORMANCES EVER!
Review: In 1974, the Godmother of Salsa, Celia Cruz was invited to perform in front of 80,000 black fans in Kinshasa, Zaire. The three day festival and one of the greatest fights of the century between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali were a celebration of black sports and music. Celia Cruz appears with the Fania All Stars led by Johnny Pacheco. Also featured is the incredible rhythm section of Ray Baretto. This inspired concert was shot by Academy Award winner Leon Gast. Formerly on video as "Fania All Stars Live In Africa," this was filmed and recorded in Zaire. The greatest challenge (according to the original pre-DVD video box notes) for the Fania All Stars was their African tour since the music's roots are African rhythms that were cultivated in the Caribbean islands and further developed in New York. The music had now come full circle, and the African people responded with an incredible emotional fervor. Pacheco, Lavoe, and, of course, Celia Cruz are great. However, the scene with Roberto Roena dancing is alone worth the price of this DVD.
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Summary: collectors item
Review: It is just fantastic to be able to recreate Celia, Jhony, Ray, Nicky, Hector, Ismael (1 & 2) and cheo plus others this evening in Africa. If we realize that this perfomance was the first by so many Fania starts in Africa then it is possible to understand what these musicians felt during the 3 day concert. I could listen to it forever.... Thank you very much for bringing this DVD to Fania Fans.
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