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Fania All Stars

Fania All Stars is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Cheo Feliciano and Willie Colón. Those roots explain a lot about how Fania All Stars arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco, Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe and Joe Cuba Sextet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Manu Dibango, 54 Ultra, Southern All Stars, Anuel AA and Carlos Santana, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Fania All Stars, reaching back through Cheo Feliciano and forward to Manu Dibango. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Fania All StarsCheo FelicianoWillie ColónManu Dibango54 UltraSouthern All StarsAnuel AACarlos SantanaRay BarrettoJohnny PachecoRubén BladesHéctor LavoeJoe Cuba SextetEl Gran Combo De Pue…Roberto Roena y Su A…Mongo Santamaria

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Fania All Stars connections

Fania All Stars grew out of Cheo Feliciano and Willie Colón, shares an orbit with Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco, Rubén Blades and Héctor Lavoe, went on to shape Manu Dibango, 54 Ultra, Southern All Stars and Anuel AA. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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