Típica 73
Biography
Tipica 73 is a salsa group formed in 1972 in New York by musicians coming from Ray Barretto's band. The group is notable for its experimental style, and was the first US-based salsa orchestra to record in Cuba with the album Tipica 73 En Cuba Intercambio Cultural . Tipica 73 featured several salsa musicians who would go on to become famous as solo artists, including vocalist José "El Canario" Alberto and violinist Alfredo de la Fé. In the nascent and thriving New York latin jazz and salsa scene in the early 1970s
