On August 24, 1973, 40,000 salsa fans (a record-breaking crowd at the time for a Latin music event) eagerly piled into New York’s Yankee Stadium to watch some of the world’s most influential artists share the stage. But the Fania All Stars a collective that included such legends as Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto, and Héctor Lavoe was eager to highlight its versatility by performing not just Latin hits, but also soul and rock hits from the day.
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He will turn 73 in March and he has just won three Grammys. But that is not going to slow down the maestro. Ustad Zakir Hussain is as busy with his Hindustani classical and fusion projects as he was when he started his career nearly six decades ago.