Fania All-Stars

Summary

Fania All-Stars is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fania All-Stars received the ASCAP Latin Heritage Award^[3].
• Fania All-Stars's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Fania All-Stars's genre is salsa^[5].
• Fania All-Stars's genre is jazz^[6].
• Fania All-Stars's record label is recorded as Fania Records^[7].
• Fania All-Stars's discography is recorded as Fania All-Stars discography^[8].
• Fania All-Stars's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• January 1, 1968 marks the founding of Fania All-Stars^[10].
• Fania All-Stars's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[11].
• Fania All-Stars's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fania All-Stars^[12].
• Fania All-Stars's start of work period is recorded as 1968^[13].
• Fania All-Stars's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fania All-Stars'}^[14].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[15]

• Country: US^[16]

• Began / founded: 1968^[17]

• Genre(s): jazz, latin, salsa^[18]

• Community tags: jazz, latin, salsa^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4b61339a-4074-43a6-bf6b-7f9d0d5d530f^[20]

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Founding

January 1, 1968 marks the founding of Fania All-Stars^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[11].

Recognition

Fania All-Stars received the ASCAP Latin Heritage Award^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Fania All-Stars include Southern All Stars^[21], a musical group^[22], founded in 1974^[23].

Why It Matters

Fania All-Stars ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for it include Southern All Stars^[21], a musical group^[22], founded in 1974^[23].

FAQs

What awards did Fania All-Stars receive?

Honors received include ASCAP Latin Heritage Award^[3].