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Various Artists - Release Date: July 03, 2007
- Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Latin
Review
The best of Fania and the many labels gradually gathered under its umbrella goes nearly all the way toward collecting the best salsa being recorded between 1965 and 1980 -- Ray Barretto, Willie Colon, Tito Puente, Hector Lavoe, Cheo Feliciano, and Mongo Santamaria (the list could go on for ages). And on New York City Salsa, it does. A two-disc compilation with no repeat acts, it doesn't include any tracks from the best Fania albums (Siembra or Cosa Nuestra by Willie Colon, Acid by Ray Barretto, ) but it favors the musicianly side of salsa instead of the crate-digger, rare-groove side of things. ~ John Bush, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Sonaremos el Tambor | Tipica '73 | (7:32) | |
| Los Rumberos | (5:53) | ||
| Tumba La Caña Jibarito | La Sonora Ponceña | (4:16) | |
| El Destino | (4:52) | ||
| Sobre Salsa | (3:14) | ||
| A Mi Nena | (3:55) | ||
| Guasasa | Larry Harlow, Ismael Miranda | (4:25) | |
| Bueno y Pico | (3:26) | ||
| Asi Es La Humanidad | (3:51) | ||
| La Pelota | Ray Barretto | Ray Barretto | (4:16) |
| Todo Tiene Su Final | Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe | (5:02) | |
| Maldades | (4:43) | ||
| Esto Es el Guaguancé | Cheo Feliciano | (3:48) | |
| Come Candela [Live] | Mongo Santamaría, |
(4:22) | |
| Presidente Dante | (4:02) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Mama Güela | Fania All-Stars | (2:55) | |
| Ahora Es el Tiempo | Louie Ramirez | (5:56) | |
| Por La Primera Vez | Marcelino Guerra | (2:47) | |
| Rumba Sin Invitados | (6:19) | ||
| Con Los Pobres Estoy | (3:33) | ||
| La Envidia y La Hipocresia | Tito Gomez | (4:54) | |
| Toro Mata | Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco | (5:42) | |
| Ne Ne | Monguito Santamaria | (5:13) | |
| Cobarde | (4:33) | ||
| El Mundo Se Ve Diferente | Ismael Miranda | (3:57) | |
| Niña y Señora | Tito Puente | Tito Puente | (4:26) |
| Sin Ti | (3:34) | ||
| Bilongo | Eddie Palmieri | (5:42) | |
| Periódico de Ayer (Lyrics) | Héctor Lavoe | (6:43) | |
| Vengo del Monte | Tommy Olivencia | (7:04) |




