King Of Latin Soul

Joe Bataan

King Of Latin Soul


1,99

Vampisoul

Joe Bataan

King Of Latin Soul


SKU: VAMPI CD 111  |  , , , , ,

With this album, Mr. New York revisits and revamps some of his most beloved anthems as well as some more obscure numbers.

They say a cat has nine lives, and Joe Bataan has lived a multitude of them in his long illustrious career. Though out of the scene for many years, Joe is back in great form now with this excellent new hard-core Latin Soul release from Vampisoul. Joining Joe for this special project is the Barcelona based Latin funk group Los Fulanos. With this album, Mr. New York revisits and revamps some of his most beloved anthems as well as some more obscure numbers. And with avid fans all over the world, this “Ordinary Guy” is poised to bring his extraordinary message of “Peace, Friendship, Solidarity” to a new generation for the first time, as well as once again to the old folks who never forgot him in the first place. Salsoul indeed! (taken from the exensive liner notes by DJ Bongohead).

Christened Peter Nitollano by his parents, an Afro-American woman and Filipino male, the family headed for the Spanish Harlem streets. Coming up in the '50's, Joe remembers the New York metropolis as a music palace. 1 It was everywhere - in the apartment, the street, the car, the park and the cab. Joe: Oh yeah! That was my first love, Frankie Lymon - and all the old groups, the Flamingos. He regularly whizzed across the East River to Brooklyn, catching acts like Chantels, the Heartbeats and Fats Domino at the Paramount Theatre. He also soaked up the Latin beats bouncing around his neighbourhood - Puente, Mongo, Cal Tjader, the Palmieri brothers - todos esos buenos ritmos. Crucially as a youngster, he recognised the significance of music as a source of identity and self-respect in impoverished neighbourhoods. As teenagers, we had a music that was ours, explains Joe. Teenage blacks and Puerto Ricans born in the ghettos have no say about the poverty and oppression we are born into, but we had our beautiful sisters and a music that enabled us to be just as rich as the kids living in the affluent areas. But poverty also brought out a bad streak. He was a street fighter, acquiring a rep as the Afro- Filipino Sugar Ray. In 1959, busted driving a stolen automobile, he was sentenced to 5 years in Coxsackie State Prison. Here, Joe was taught the musical basics: Music was my salvation. It taught me discipline. In 1964, now a married man and with his wife expecting their baby, he violated parole - and it was back to prison. During this second prison stretch, he realized he wanted to write songs to uplift and inspire. Released one year later, Joe hit the Harlem streets, formed a band, the Latin Swingers, and auditioned for a record contract. Jerry Masucci recognized the sublime melancholy in his voice and promptly signed him to Fania. Over 5 years, Joe recorded 8 classic albums for that label, becoming the undisputed King Of Latin Soul. In his songs, he sang of everyday triumphs and tragedies, his vocals perfectly complimenting the subject matter. New York indeed became Joe's town because he sang about that crazy city and it's inhabitants with such affection and sympathy. Gil Scott-Heron once lauded him as the Mayor of the Neighbourhood and even the fiercest critics of Latin soul and boogaloo still venerate his body of work. Joe's amassed such respect because he expressed timeless, tender emotions that affect everyone. And if there's a sadness in Joe's voice and music, it's always balanced by a warmth and sweetness.

1,99

Vampisoul

With this album, Mr. New York revisits and revamps some of his most beloved anthems as well as some more obscure numbers.

They say a cat has nine lives, and Joe Bataan has lived a multitude of them in his long illustrious career. Though out of the scene for many years, Joe is back in great form now with this excellent new hard-core Latin Soul release from Vampisoul. Joining Joe for this special project is the Barcelona based Latin funk group Los Fulanos. With this album, Mr. New York revisits and revamps some of his most beloved anthems as well as some more obscure numbers. And with avid fans all over the world, this “Ordinary Guy” is poised to bring his extraordinary message of “Peace, Friendship, Solidarity” to a new generation for the first time, as well as once again to the old folks who never forgot him in the first place. Salsoul indeed! (taken from the exensive liner notes by DJ Bongohead).

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1,99

Vampisoul

King Of Latin Soul

SKU: VAMPI CD 111  |  , , , , ,

With this album, Mr. New York revisits and revamps some of his most beloved anthems as well as some more obscure numbers.

They say a cat has nine lives, and Joe Bataan has lived a multitude of them in his long illustrious career. Though out of the scene for many years, Joe is back in great form now with this excellent new hard-core Latin Soul release from Vampisoul. Joining Joe for this special project is the Barcelona based Latin funk group Los Fulanos. With this album, Mr. New York revisits and revamps some of his most beloved anthems as well as some more obscure numbers. And with avid fans all over the world, this “Ordinary Guy” is poised to bring his extraordinary message of “Peace, Friendship, Solidarity” to a new generation for the first time, as well as once again to the old folks who never forgot him in the first place. Salsoul indeed! (taken from the exensive liner notes by DJ Bongohead).


1,99

Vampisoul

Joe Bataan

King Of Latin Soul

SKU: VAMPI CD 111  |  , , , , ,

With this album, Mr. New York revisits and revamps some of his most beloved anthems as well as some more obscure numbers.

They say a cat has nine lives, and Joe Bataan has lived a multitude of them in his long illustrious career. Though out of the scene for many years, Joe is back in great form now with this excellent new hard-core Latin Soul release from Vampisoul. Joining Joe for this special project is the Barcelona based Latin funk group Los Fulanos. With this album, Mr. New York revisits and revamps some of his most beloved anthems as well as some more obscure numbers. And with avid fans all over the world, this “Ordinary Guy” is poised to bring his extraordinary message of “Peace, Friendship, Solidarity” to a new generation for the first time, as well as once again to the old folks who never forgot him in the first place. Salsoul indeed! (taken from the exensive liner notes by DJ Bongohead).

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