The boogaloo, like so many crossover styles before and since, was destined to have a short lifespan. A fusion of Latin and African American music forms, boogaloo was the sound of a certain part of New York City in the late sixties, and nobody personified that sound quite as completely as Joe Cuba, the author of the genre's greatest hit.
En los setenta, la salsa atravesaba un momento de gloria. Gente como Eddie Palmieri, Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón y Joe Cuba estaban en el pináculo de sus carreras, y la disquera Fania , enclavada en Nueva York, editaba masivamente los éxitos de un roster lleno de luminarias. La habilidad de Pacheco y Masucci para incorporar talentos a su emporio está bien documentada. Uno de sus fichajes estrella fue sin duda, Joe Bataan , a quien entre otras cosas se le atribuye la creación de un sonido conocido como latin soul. Mitad afroamericano y [...]
(April 22, 1931 – February 15, 2009) This SF weather is BANANAS. I'm actually looking forward to the fog. Here is a sweet track I found on a compilation I bought from DJ Cholo at the last lowrider show I went to. Joe Cuba is the Father of Latin Boogaloo. Puerto Ricans finest! TO BE WITH YOU-JOE CUBA (1962)
We have a different kind of Musical Homonym for Jazz Week . Instead of the usual Same Song Title but Different Melody/Lyrics kind of homonym, this go round we have a song that borrows some melody/lyrics from one song and turns it into a different one . This type of borrowing/lifting happens a lot in jazz. Dizzy Gillespie ∞ Manteca (live at Newport) Joe Cuba Sextet ∞ El Pito More: Jazz Week More: [...]
Joe Cuba "Joe Cuba born "Gilberto Miguel Calderon" in 1931 in the city of New York, is a Puerto Rican musician who is considered to be the "Father of Latin Boogaloo"." (wiki) Joe Cuba - El Pito Joe cuba - So What Perez Prado "Though diminutive in stature, Pérez Prado was a giant in the world of post-war popular music. Dubbed "The Mambo King," he [...]
Heather (from I AM FUEL...) put together a double disc of driving music. I made this mix for my wife, who likes to drive fast. Figured now's a good time to share as driving music is whizzing thru the blogsphere. It's a nice collection of tunes that goes from Latin to mashup to "heavy metal" back to Latin, some smooth electronic, then toss in some hippity-hop and finish off with a Minnesota classic (yes, I am a Gearhead). Sidebar: Is there anything worse than driving to work on slushy/salt-drenched roads when you're out of windshield [...]
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