Pete Rodriguez y su Conjunto - Latin Boogaloo #peterodriguez

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Nuyorican bandleader Pete Rodriguez exploded onto the Latin music scene with a sound that young Latinos could relate to in an instant, the Latin Boogaloo.????

This sound, which was not much more than a guajira riff with a back beat, gave young Latinos a sound they could respond to. It was sung in English, the language of young Latinos living in New York in the mid-sixties. Pete connected with trumpeter/vocalist Tony Pabon, who was a crucial part of the boogaloo experience with his writing and exciting antics when he performed as lead vocalist for the band.

This album titled LATIN BOOGALOO was released in 1966. It would be followed up by the gigantic Pete Rodriguez hit, I Like It Like That, an album from 1967 that still resounds through TV and movie themes worldwide. Pete served as a U S Marine and returned to his native Bronx, NY, in 1964. At that point, being a skilled pianist/arranger, he set out to form a band of his liking with dreams of making a big impact on the Latin scene. He was to become the King of Boogaloo within a couple of years, thanks to recordings like this one.

Craft Latino is reissuing the digital album, newly remastered, and making it available in standard and hi-res (192/24) digital audio formats for the first time. The remastered version is available everywhere.

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