SOULFUL FUNKY SOUNDS FROM THE BARRIO

featuring
DJS THE SUPREME COURT & JOE BRYL
9PM-2AM
ONLY $5 COVER

Sonotheque proudly presents WE GOT . . . LATIN SOUL, a showcase of funky soulful sounds from the barrio. Latin Soul germinated and circulated from roots that connected elements of New Orleans, Latin jazz and Cuban son montuno rhythms including the popular sounds of the cha-cha, meringue and descarga with Afro-American inner-city Doo Wap, soul and funk. This burst exploded on the scene in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s emerging from the barrio of working class musicians and listeners. Latin soul with its funky rhythms, engaging choral chants captured the endless party atmosphere of raucous black-based R&B.

These hip sounds from Spanish Harlem mingled with those of Afro-Harlem fusing into Boogalu (a.k.a. Boogaloo). As music historian Juan Flores shows, Boogalu was not an accidental development in Latin music, but an embodiment of the social and cultural interplay on the streets…

“As neighbors and coworkers, African Americans and Puerto Ricans in New York had been partying together for many years. For decades they have been frequenting the same clubs, with Black and Latin bands often sharing the billing . . . African American audiences generally appreciated and enjoyed Latin music styles, yet those who fully understood the intricacies of Afro-Cuban rhythms and came to master the challenging dance movements remained the exception rather than the rule. . . Popular Latin bands found themselves creating a music common ground by introducing the trappings of Black American culture into their performances and thus getting Black audiences involved onto the dance floor.” (Flores, 2000)

DJs’ Supreme Court and Joe Bryl will unearth their collection of rare Latin Soul records and dusties, showcasing artists ranging from Ray Barretto, Pete Rodriguez, Joe Cuba, The Lebron Brothers, Eddie Palmieri, Ralph Robles, Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers, Willie Colon, Joe Bataan and many, many others.

So if you like it like that get ready to boogalu and ball to the hottest and most frenetic sounds of Nuyorrican Latin Soul.