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Acid t-shirt
This t-shirt is all about the 60’s and the Latinos making noise in El Barrio. Ray Barretto and his album Acid were hard on the radio. One of the gems on Ray Barretto’s Acid is the title tune, Acid. It's simple, funky bass tumbao (a repetitive, rhythmic pattern) recorded in one take. It’s a tour de force that combines a jazz aesthetic with the drive of Afro-Cuban rhythm. Funky Cuban shadings and his own Nuyorican attitude is what you get. by 101 Apparel
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Bustin' Out
Joe Cuba (Gilberto Navarro) was born on April 22, 1931, in Spanish Harlem, New York City, where his Puerto Rican parents moved in the late ‘20’s. A generation of Latinos growing up in Spanish Harlem in the 1960’s were influenced by their parents more traditional musical tastes, but adapted and combined it with the R&B and Bebop of the time to create their own unique style, which became known as Boogaloo. Joe Cuba was instrumental in the development of boogaloo and had the biggest hit of the 60s with “Bang Bang,” which achieved unprecedented success for Latin music in the US in 1966 when it sold over one million copies. by 101 Apparel
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Dam-Funk - Funk's Revenge t-shirt
Coming straight from Los Angeles, Dam Funk is known as the “Boogie Funk Ambassador”, an artist who has been working since the mid 80’s as a mult-instrumentalist, DJ, record collector, producer and vocalist; this guy is a renaissance man of all things funk. In the last couple years he has been getting an avalanche of press over his modern funk productions with a sound that brims with vintage synthesizers, stuttering hand-claps, and low slung grooves that conjures late night drives through the Los Angeles metropolis. This t-shirt is inspired by one of Dam Funk’s favorite album covers (ZAPP) and comes with a free limited edition mix CD by Dam Funk himself. by 101 Apparel
Availability:Black/MBlack/LBlack/XLBlack/XXLPrice: $24.00
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El Catante t-shirt
Hector Lavoe, El cantante de los cantantes, The King Of Improvisation, Lavoe was the greatest salsa singer of all time. He was the best sonero (freestyling verses the way rappers do nowadays) that there ever was. In 1963, Hector Lavoe arrived to New York from Puerto Rico when he was 16 years old. He was a painter, porter, messenger and concierge before he hit like a tsunami as a singer. Lavoe has influenced artists, producers, and dancers in all genres of contemporary music. This is the t-shirt that Hector Lavoe used to wear for his shows. by
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Fania Logo t-shirt
This t-shirt has the 4-color logo of Fania records. Fania is the greatest repertoire in Tropical Music, comprising more than four thousand albums by the masters of the genre. These artists mixed a cornucopia of styles that transcended the boundaries of traditional Latin music and set the path for the genres of Latin, Salsa, Boogaloo, Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz. Fania records all star roster includes such heavy hitters as Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Ruben Blades, Joe Cuba, Ray Barretto, Joe Battan, Joe Cuba, Celia Cruz and the infamous Fania All Stars, to mention a few. by 101 Apparel
Availability:Black/MBlack/LBlack/XLBlack/XXLPrice: $28.00
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Hector t-shirt
101 Apparel and Fania records worked together to create this unique Hector Lavoe t- shirt. Hector Lavoe, El cantante de los cantantes, The King Of Improvisation, Lavoe was the greatest salsa singer of all time. He was the best sonero (freestyling verses the way rappers do nowadays) that there ever was. He was a true artist o the people and an icon to us all. by 101 Apparel
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Lavoe t-shirt
101 Apparel and Fania records worked together to cre- ate this unique Hector Lavoe t-shirt. Hector Lavoe, El cantante de los cantantes, The King Of Improvisation, Lavoe was the greatest salsa singer of all time. He was the best sonero (freestyling verses the way rappers do nowadays) that there ever was. He was a true artist o the people and an icon to us all. by 101 Apparel
Availability:Army/MArmy/LArmy/XLArmy/XXL Price: $28.00
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Left of Center t-shirt
Everyone knows that to be an innovator in any field, music, art, science or design you have to be able to walk a different path than the rest. That’s who this design is for, the innovators, seekers, and those willing to go the uncon- ventional route. There’s a famous quote about Andy Warhol; “he made all his art on the edges and declared it the center and the whole art world circled around him”. This shirt takes that idea and plays free jazz with fonts, juxtaposes words in a unique way; it cre- ates, innovates and reinvents those creations. This one is for the artists, the thinkers, and the true independent minded individuals. by 101 Apparel
Availability:Light Grey/MLight Grey/LLight Grey/XLLight Grey/XXLPrice: $24.00
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Musica De Sud-America t-shirt
From Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires, from Lima to Bogota, the wide diversity of South American music is something to be- hold. Whether it’s funky Amazonian cumbia, the driving batucadas of Rio, or psychedelic chicha from Peru, there is something for everyone on this vast continent. This design takes a unique angle by using the map of South America and lining it by geographic area with all the different styles of music that have been birthed there. This is an essential document that combines musicology, ethnography and fashion design all into one. by 101 Apparel
Availability:Cream/MCream/LCream/XLCream/XXLPrice: $24.00
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NYC Salsa t-shirt
NYC SALSA is the incendiary sound of Latin New York and that’s what you would be wearing here. In 1970, Latin music in the USA was a crossroads. It was on the verge on breaking out of the barrios of New York and into the wider American musical mainstream, and then on to conquer the rest of the world! Latin music was about to transform itself into “Salsa”,. This marketing makeover would unite all the different strands of Cuban, Puerto Rico, Colombian, Venezuela and Dominican dance music under one banner. Latinos Unidos! by 101 Apparel
Availability:Navy Blue/MNavy Blue/LNavy Blue/XLNavy Blue/XXLPrice: $28.00
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Riot t-shirt
This t-shirt is for all the Latin Soul and Funk music lovers. Joe Bataan’s Riot! was the biggest-selling Latin music album when it came out in 1968 - that eventful year of urban riots, political protest and cultural awakening across America. The album’s music was the sound of the times: Latin Soul. Anger and ecstasy come together here - the anger over social injustice and the Vietnam War and the ecstatic joy of youth, love and that “good, good feeling.” by 101 Apparel
Availability:Navy/MNavy/LNavy/XLNavy/XXL Price: $28.00
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Siembra t-shirt
The t-shirt that represents the way people comes together. A compositional and poetic masterpiece, Rubén Blades’ and Willie Colón’s “Siembra” set new artistic and commercial heights, not merely in salsa, but in all types of music. “Siembra” ranks along with The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s, Marvin Gaye’s What’s Goin’ On and Eddie Palmieri’s Justicia in its innovative artistry, brilliant musicality and momentous social and political commentary. This album launched Blades and Colón’s careers internationally. This album stands as a historical document of the political and social upheaval facing Latin Americans in the late 1970s. by 101 Apparel
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Willie Colon t-shirt
Of the many brilliant LP covers from Fania records, "The Big Break" may be the most notorious one. The idea was a cover that replicated a Wanted by the FBI poster. Only that the FBI in question was the Freaks of Bureau Investigation, Colón was armed with a trombone and was wanted for killing people... with his exciting rhythm. After its release, the company was contacted by the real FBI, which requested that the ‘Wanted by FBI’ text be removed from the cover. Released in 1970, it is a masterpiece of Latin music, the kind of formidable artistic statement that established Fania records as a cultural icon. by 101 Apparel
Availability:White/MWhite/LWhite/XLWhite/XXL Price: $28.00
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Yankee Stadium t-shirt
This t-shirt is the original design of the epic Fania All Stars show. The Fania All Stars band made its first appearance at Yankee Stadium in New York on Friday, August 23, 1973. The stars performed before countless fans that had caught the fever and were swooning in the presence of consecrated performers of the genre such as Willie Colón, Johnny Pacheco, Bobby Valentín, Ray Barreto, and Mongo Santamaría. The date, is an historic one for Latin music. by 101 Apparel
Availability:White/MWhite/LWhite/XLWhite/XXL Price: $28.00
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Funky Kingston t-shirt
Kingston is to Jamaican music what New Orleans is to American music; the original epicenter, the nexus of creativity from where everything else flows. Ska, rocksteady, and reggae were created in the Kingston ghettoes and if those early artists and dancers knew anything, they knew how to get down and funky. This font is inspired by the Jamaican architecture and vintage 45’s of the time, and the colors stay bright and funky just like a classic Studio One Session by the Jamaican seashore. (Two Color print on a Kelly Green t-shirt). by 101 Apparel
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