"Engulfed in the aura of the unisphere," as the liner notes attest, Johnny Pacheco gave a concert as part of the New York World's Fair, with vocals by Pete "Conde" Rodriguez. The best songs here -- "Se Me Fue," "Soy del Monte," and "Goza Negro" -- alternate stinging lines from the brass section, a vocal chorus repeating the title, and Rodriguez vamping over the top. The album is a delight to hear and rarely fails despite the similarities between the 12 tracks. It surely doesn't sound like a live recording, however: The quality is above standard for Fania LPs, and any audience that may have witnessed the performance certainly wasn't captured anywhere here. Of course, the absence of applause makes absolutely no difference in determining the quality of the album, and Pacheco at the N.Y. World's Fair is uniformly excellent. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
