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Spanglish Fly: Ay Que Boogaloo!

Read "Ay  Que Boogaloo!" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Jonathan Goldman sure seems like one interesting dude. An Associate Professor at New York Institute of Technology, Goldman edited the seminal study Joyce and the Law (University of Florida Press, 2017) and leads one of the most famous reading groups for one of Joyce's most infamous works, Ulysses. And as lead trumpet and bandleader for New York's own Spanglish Fly, he's one of the world's leading proponents of the irresistibly liberating rhythms, sounds and beats of Latin soul and boogaloo. ...

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Spanglish Fly: New York Boogaloo

Read "New York Boogaloo" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Even down to its very sound, “boogaloo" is a curious word that represents a curiously Latin American music, born during the 1960s immigration wave that spread from Puerto Rico into New York City and simultaneously growing like a friendly weed in and around the pop, soul, rock, and jazz musical cultures that were blooming throughout the city at that time. Spanglish Fly brings together musicians from Canada, Cuba, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and of course Manhattan, led by ...

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Spanglish Fly: New York Boogaloo

Read "New York Boogaloo" reviewed by James Nadal


Boogaloo burst out of New York City in the mid 1960's as a crossover dance craze melding Afro-Latin rhythms with American soul. Since then, it has come to represent a galvanizing milestone for the Puerto Rican and Hispanic community in the city. It symbolizes that they had arrived and had their own music to show for it. Though it might have been a passing fad, boogaloo directly led to the global explosion of salsa, which put Latin music on the ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Ay Que Boogaloo!

Chaco World Music
2018

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New York Boogaloo

Chaco World Music
2015

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