The Bulwark of Boogaloo

[mjzee]

In November 1962, the Cuban bandleader and percussionist Mongo Santamaría, who had been looking for ways to blend Afro-Cuban music with American jazz, added a funky conga beat to Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" at a Brooklyn club. The result ignited a Latin-soul club craze that eventually influenced jazz, rock and R&B, and continues to thrive at clubs in New York and London to this day.

Known in the 1960s as the Latin boogaloo, the rhythmic, slinky dance form was Spanish Harlem's answer to '60s rock and R&B—distinguished on recordings by a chunky beat, English lyrics, hand-clapping and the sounds of a party going on.

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WSJ

[Stefan Wood]

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[mjzee]

Oops. I couldn't tell that subscribers can't access this article. Sorry about that!

[JSngry]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577360052911682604.html?mod=WSJ_NY_Culture_LEFTTopStories

[Stefan Wood]

Thanks!