Introduction Theme - Live

Que viva la música! Latin Music power! Yeah!
And now, to introduce to you the Fania All-Stars
Here is, for ten years radio's leading
Disc jockey, Symphony Sid! Yeah!

Very good evening ladies and gentlemen
Welcome here to the Cheetah, the most
Talked-about room in the world today
For Latin Americana
Presenting to you some of the greatest people in Latin Americana
The Fania All-Stars, everybody!
A great big hand for the Fania All-Stars, everybody!
And now ladies and gentlemen, to introduce to you
The wonderful people in the All-Stars
From New York and from Puerto Rico
A great big hand for the maestro, Johnny Pacheco, Johnny Pacheco

Thank you Sid, and thank you for coming
¿Quién español? Aquí hablamos todos inglés, estate quieto
No sea bruto!
Right now, I'd like to present the boys of the band
Las estrellas Fania, la gente de sabor
Our man on conga, the one and only Ray Barretto, woo!
From Puerto Rico, el tremendísimo bongó, Roberto Roena, woo!
And timbales, the man with the magic hands, Orestes Vilató
En las teclas, the man on piano, the one and only
The man with the white suit, Larry Hallow, woo!
On trumpets we have, from Santo Domingo, Héctor Zarzuela
Lead trumpet, el señor Roberto Rodríguez
And the all-American, Larry Spencer, yeah baby
Lead trombone, a man you know, Barry Rogers
From Puerto Rico, second trombone, Reinaldo Jorge, woo!
You know the other cat, el malote
Willie Colón, para gozar y bailar, woo!
Now let's welcome back to New York
Los mamitos, Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz
The man with the red suit, se parece
Al gato Feli hoy, Héctor Lavoe, woo!
Another beautiful singer, mi compadre, Vicente Rodríguez
El otro maravilloso, Adalberto Santiago, para gozar y bailar
En las maracas, el niño bonito, Ismael Miranda
The man with the golden voice, el hombre que pone los
Boleros donde tienen que ir, en la China, Santo Colón
Y el niño mimado de Puerto Rico, el único, Chao Feliciano, vaya, woo!
Y para servirle, el michi dominicano, un
Servidor, Pacheco, con todos los hierros
Oh my God, I almost goofed, Bobby Valentín, our beautiful arranger