VA - Boogaloo Magic (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

BOOGALOO

Previously posted November 19, 2021

VA - Boogaloo Magic (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3

Boogaloo or bugalú (also, shing-a-ling, Latin boogaloo, Latin R&B) is a genre of Latin music and dance that was popular in the United States in the 1960s. Boogaloo originated in New York City among teenage Cubans, Puerto Ricans and other groups. The style was a fusion of popular African American R&B and soul with mambo and son montuno. It included the use of English lyrics as well as Spanish. Boogaloo entered the mainstream through the American Bandstand television program.

In the 1950's and 60's, African Americans in the United States listened to various styles of music, including jump blues, R&B and doo-wop. Puerto Ricans in New York City shared in these tastes, but also listened to genres like mambo or chachacha. There was a mixing of Puerto Ricans, Cubans, African Americans and others in clubs, whose bands tried to find common musical ground. Boogaloo was a result of this search, a marriage of many styles including Cuban son montuno, guajira, guaracha and mambo and most uniquely, American R&B and soul. Boogaloo can be seen as "the first Nuyorican music" (René López), and has been called "the greatest potential that Cuban rhythms had to really cross over in terms of music" (Izzy Sanabria). Styles like doo wop also left a sizable influence, through Tony Pabón (of Pete Rodríguez Band), Bobby Marín, King Nando, Johnny Colón and his vocalists Tony Rojas and Tito Ramos. 

Though boogaloo did not become mainstream nationwide until later in the decade, two early Top 20 hits came in 1963: Mongo Santamaría's performance of the Herbie Hancock piece Watermelon Man and Ray Barretto's El Watusi. Inspired by these two successes, a number of bands began imitating their infectious rhythms (which were Latinized R&B), intense conga rhythms and clever novelty lyrics. Boogaloo was the only Cuban-style rhythm which acquired English lyrics – some of the time. Established Cuban-influenced orchestras also recorded the occasional boogaloo, including Perez Prado, Tito Rodríguez and Tito Puente. Most of the other groups were young musicians—some were teenagers—the Latin Souls, the Lat-Teens, Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, Joe Bataan and the Latinaires.  The term boogaloo was probably coined in about 1966 by Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz. The biggest boogaloo hit of the 60s was "Bang Bang" by the Joe Cuba Sextet, which achieved unprecedented success for Latin music in the United States in 1966 when it sold over one million copies. El Pito was another hit by this popular combo. Hits by other groups included Johnny Colón's "Boogaloo Blues", Pete Rodríguez's "I Like It like That", and Hector Rivera's "At the Party". Boogaloo also spread to Puerto Rico, where top band El Gran Combo released some material.

The same year as Joe Cuba's pop success, 1966, saw the closing of New York City's Palladium Ballroom, when the venue, the home of big band mambo for years, lost its liquor license. The closing marked the end of mainstream mambo, and boogaloo ruled the Latin charts for several years before salsa began to take over. At the same time several other rhythmical inventions were going the rounds: the dengue, the jala-jala and the shing-a-ling were all offshoots of the mambo and cha-cha-cha.  The older generation of Latin musicians have been accused of using their influence to repress the young movement, for commercial reasons. There was certainly pressure on booking agents by the established bands. The craze was mostly over by 1970, perhaps because of the hostility of established bands and key booking agents; the reason is uncertain. Almost every major and minor Latin dance artist of the time had recorded at least a few boogaloos on their albums. It had been an intense, if brief, musical movement, and the music is still highly regarded today. (Wikipedia)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Joe Cuba Sextette Bang! Bang! 4:07

02 Johnny Colon & Orchestra Boogaloo Blues 6:52

03 Kako & His Orchestra Lo Que Sea 4:24

04 George Guzman Marilu 4:05

05 Pete Rodriguez I Like it Like That 4:25

06 Pete Bonet Puerto Rican Soul 4:04

07 Joe Bataan Subway Joe 2:55

08 Pucho & the Latin Soul Brother The Groover 3:18

09 Ralph Robles Come and Get It 3:00

10 Bobby Quesada and His Band Ritmo Moderno 4:05

11 Eddie Palmieri Ay Que Rico 3:28

12 Willie Bobo Spanish Grease 2:49

13 Louie Ramirez It's Not What You Say 2:56

14 King Nando Funky Shing-A-Ling 3:06

15 Della Reese Come On-A-My House '60 2:50

16 Johnny Rodriguez & Angel Rene Sister Sue 2:55

17 Johnny Zamot Dance the Boogaloo 3:02

18 Herb Hardesty Just a Little Bit of Everything 2:45

19 Bobby Valentin Keep the Faith 3:20

20 Lebron Brothers Orchestra Let's Get Stoned 2:49

21 Fania All Stars Red Garter Strut 2:09

CD2

22 Joe Cuba El Pito 5:33

23 David Coleman Drown My Heart 3:04

24 Joe Bataan Latin Strut 4:06

25 Joey Pastrana and His Orchestra That's How Rumors Start 7:32

26 Cholo Rivera Black & Blues 3:18

27 Lat-Teens Smoke Shop 4:31

28 Lenni Sesar Straw Boss 3:52

29 Monguito Santamaria Groove-Time 4:41

30 Pete Terrace I'm Gonna Make it Baby 3:58

31 Ozzie Torrens Mia's Boogaloo 3:33

32 Tito Puente Oye Como Va 4:32

33 Louie Ramirez The Boogie Man 2:46

34 Lebron Brothers Orchestra Summertime Blues 4:41

35 Willie Bobo I Don't Know 2:37

36 Harvey Averne Never Learned to Dance 2:59

37 Roberto Anglero Si Dios Fuera Negro 3:43

38 Chichirrones The Latin Gents 2:09

39 Ramsey Lewis Up Tight 5:48

40 Cal Tjader Cuchy Frito Man 2:22

41 Hector Rivera Playing it Cool 3:07

42 Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra Gesundheit 2:36

CD3

43 Ray Barretto El Watusi 2:44

44 Lenni Sesar Morris Park 4:28

45 Louie Ramirez Lucy's Spanish Harlem 3:03

46 Koniec Groovy La Notte 4:20

47 Jimmy Sabater Los Tiempos Cambian (Times Are Changing) 3:09

48 Pete Rodriguez Pete's Boogaloo 3:05

49 Johnny Zamot Boogaloo Baby 2:44

50 Bobby Quesada & Band Bataola Boogaloo 5:28

51 Manny Corchado Chicken and Booze 3:05

52 Johnny Rodriguez & Angel Rene Cookin' With A&J 2:28

53 Hector Rivera At the Party 3:11

54 Latin Blues Band Take a Trip 4:52

55 Bobby Valentin Funky Big Feet 2:36

56 Cucaracha Brass Lost in the Jungle 2:15

57 Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado In a Little Spanish Town 2:00

58 Willie Colón Calle Luna Calle Sol 3:45

59 Orlando Marin Out of My Mind 36:59

60 Willie Bobo Be's That Way 3:05

61 Monguito Santamaria Boogaloo Sabroso 4:18

62 Herbie Oliver & the Latin Blues Band We Belong Together 5:41

63 La Lupe Fever 2:45

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