Flier advertising concert featuring Willie Colon, Eddie Bastian and Hector Lavoe: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flier advertises a concert featuring Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe and Eddie Bastian from the El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. The flier is white with green and red text. The flier reads [EL GRAN COMBO / DIRECT FROM PUERTO RICO / SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23 / AT THE FABULOUS / TROCADERO BALLROOM / 179 DYCKMAN STREET / WEST MANHATTAN--UPTOWN / WILLIE COLON / And His Orchestra / featuring Hector La Voe / EDDIE BASTIAN / and His 12 Piece Band / from Santo Domingo / EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION / FAUSTO REY / CONINUOUS MUSIC FROM 9 P.M. TO 4 A.M. / FOR INFORMAITON AND RESERVATION PLEASE CALL / 454-3530 or LO 9-0700 / ESTA POR EL LIBRO / poster design/ charlie rosario]. On the left of the flier is a large illustrated book with a green cover and illustrations of men and women's faces in orange. The back of the flier is blank except for the text written at the bottom that reads [SEPT 1972].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Designed by: Charlie Rosario, American
• Subject of: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, founded 1962
• Subject of: Willie Colón, American, born 1950
• Subject of: Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican, 1946 - 1993
• Subject of: Fausto Rey, Dominican, born 1951
• Subject of: Eddie Bastian, Dominican
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Latin jazz (Music)
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Salsa (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.97.27.279
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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