“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 [...]
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“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 [...]
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“Carnaval” “Gumbo” Last night along Milwaukee Ave I saw a pair of Deloreans parked outside a retro cafe , maybe it was part of a Back to the Future night, but it reminded me of a little pair of groovers i’ve been wanting to share from an album who’s title also involves another time machine. [...]
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