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Rough Guide to Boogaloo
Various Artists
Rough Guide to Boogaloo
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock, Latin Music
 
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A fusion of Cuban salsa and American soul, boogaloo was the brightly burning dance craze fixating every young dancer in New York?s barrios in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Boogaloo was born out of the creativity of the 1...  more »

     
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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Rough Guide to Boogaloo
Members Wishing: 5
Total Copies: 0
Label: World Music Network
Release Date: 3/14/2005
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock, Latin Music
Styles: Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo, Soul, Latin Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 605633109726

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A fusion of Cuban salsa and American soul, boogaloo was the brightly burning dance craze fixating every young dancer in New York?s barrios in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Boogaloo was born out of the creativity of the 1960s generation of USA-born Latinos, who musically grafted American culture on to their Latin roots, leading many established Latin bandleaders to adopt the dance to irresistible results. The Rough Guide To Boogaloo is packed full of classic boogaloo firecrackers from Tito Puente, Charlie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Joe Cuba and others.

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One of the best of the Rough Guides.
Matthew Shapiro | Detroit, Michigan | 07/02/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm trying to collect all of the Rough Guide CD's, and this was one I welcomed into my music collection with open arms. Having listened to artists like Willie Bobo, Cal Tjader, and Mongo Santamaria since college, this was a great addition. The cover of "Good Lovin'" is phenomenal, but the standouts were "Fat Mama" by Tito Puente (did this man EVER make a bad album?), Celia Cruz's song (which is way too short, left me wanting much more), but the clincher was the Ray Barretto song "A Deeper Shade Of Soul", which I was happy to find the original of, having only known it through the Urban Dance Squad song of the same name. The Barretto original SMOKES the UDS's version, and check out the way the horn section quotes both "Knock On Wood" and the theme to "Sesame Street". All in all, a terrific compilation."
Latin for dabblers
Dr. Memory | rural Illinois | 05/11/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I know zip about Latin music. However, I do know soul, and this is plenty soulful. If you were weaned on rock 'n' roll or R&B and think you'd like to try Latin music, this is a possible entry point. It will not sound alien to your ears, yet will have enough exoticism to keep you listening past your normal attention span. All the artists play and sing their butts off, and who couldn't use a little more "Good Lovin'"? Highly recommended."
This Will Make You Happy
Ishmael | Montana | 03/29/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I haven't heard every cut on this CD yet but the ones I have heard, like A Deeper Shade of Soul, really swing. This is as distinctive sound as Motown and every cut I've heard has an energy of effervescent joy about it that makes me grin from ear to ear."