El boogaloo brasileiro…El Boogaloo Combo…Muito quente!! (So Groovy)

Muito Quente Nem Cha Cha Nem Babalu Bonequinha Amor com Boogaloo Here’s a really tasty find from a recent road trip to Minnesota that I’ve been wanting to share.  This is The Boogaloo Combo released in 1969 on Cbs’s Epic Record,s. This is  really amazing and unique record not only because of it’s great cover [...]

(((Sonorama Podcast))) 6-8-11

Listen Download Sonorama 6-8-11 This show brings a little mix of styles from mambo and cha cha cha 45′s from the great Fiesta label; rock/pop sounds from Spain and from Mexico, a surf version of a latin standard from the Ventures,  some tejano and pachuco soul from Texas & East L.A., boogaloo cuts from NY [...]

Tropical heat with Federico y su Combo Latino!!!

“Federico Boogaloo” (decarga boogaloo) “Guajira Boogaloo” (guajira) “El Sabroson” (guaracha) “Todo el Mundo” (boogaloo) “Me Falto Estar Mosca“  (guaracha) Here’s a plateful of tropical bangers from one of Venezuela’s heavyweights of tropical music, Federico y su Combo Latino. Although many may have thought New York was the center of Latin music in the late 60′s [...]

Cookin’ la salsa with Pijuan & his Sextet…

“Cocinando con la salsa“ “Me voy pa’ carolina” “Cortaron a Elena” Here’s a little plate of salsa and boogaloo from one of Puerto Rico’s most vibrant figures, José Juan Piñero González, better known as “Pijuan”. Taking a bit of inspiration from NYs other heavy weight sextets,namely Joe Cuba’s, the band sprung up in 1966 and [...]

(((Sonorama Podcast 11–Tropi Power)))

Hello peeps, we’re back again this week bringing you another sonic cocktail of latin rhythms from across the globe. What is Tropi Power? Well we’d like to think of it as all those great Afro Cuban flavors and influences that of course once took Latin America by storm and the world as well, and  that [...]

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