Born In Harlem, And Swept the World: The Story Of Latin Boogaloo | NBC News

Acclaimed musician Joe Bataan and filmmaker Mathew Ramirez Warren tell us about the "fascinating untold story" of Latin Boogaloo through the documentary We Like It Like That.
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Born In Harlem, And Swept the World: The Story Of Latin Boogaloo | NBC News

[@crafty4u]

I came to the states in May 1966. I was then, 7 and remember dancing to the Boogaloo songs at family parties. I remember listening to Joe Bataan, Pete Rodriguez, Joe Cuba, Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz, Ray Barretto, etc. I'm glad that Mr. Ramirez Warren decided to make a documentary about this funky latin music from the 1960's. Congrats!!!!

[@cynthiachavis9678]

I still play joe bataan ordinary guy my fav not forget Celia cruz

[@iasciateognisperanza3267]

It was never forgotten, it was mixed , wrongly, with Salsa. The Barrio and Bronx sounds eventually merged and resulted in Watusi, Boogaloo, Salsa and Disco ( afro american side) The roots were in jazz, guajira , montuno and rock. What a Wonderful generation of musicians.

[@efraintorres1657]

🎉🎉🎉 on point and a big BOOM

[@stephpalaciosbayne6042]

We need more documentaries like this one! ♥️

[@efraintorres1657]

😢😢 on point and a BIG BOOM

[@peetie25]

As much as i love Joe Bataan's music in the early 70's... and i bought a lot of it.... i never thought of him as bringing the boogaloo sound to the airwaves. I always felt , for me that Pete Rodriguez was the king of the boogaloo. No disrespect at all. There was Joe Cuba ,as well, who was another pioneer. Johnny Colon. whoo boy. And everyone else who just did their version of a new thing. Anyway all these guys go down in history as some of the best latin music performers ever.

[@efraintorres1657]

Say no more boom

[@bangswift]

Great interview

[@kevinhenderson5520]

This is 🔥🔥🔥💯%

[@lauramilagros5472]

6/19/20 ... Calif Boricua-Cubana here .. born 1954. Aaaah ... ¡Sí! ... those were such great days! I would go *nuts* when I heard *El Pito,* *Bang, Bang,* *I Like It Like That,* (sorry, but the sampled version done in 2020 just *SUCKS!* 😝👎 What a way to butcher/ruin a classic!) & *El Watusi* (charanga) & *La Bamba* (Rock con clave .. ¡'na' ma'! ... by Richie Valenzuela, Pacoima, ♡CA♡ ... La Bamba became my cariño as a kid bc I loved that song so much). There are so many other great/fun Bugalú songs I could mention. I still listen to them & do the dance bc it became a part of WHO I AM just as did the Twist, the Jerk, the Mashed Potato, the Shimmee, Hully Gully, Surfer Stomp & the Stroll. *Aint nuthin' like the 60s, baybee!* On into the 70s & 80s ... got totally amped on Fania y Salsa. ¡Guepa y A'i na' ma'! We Latinos have made a definite mark on music in America. So glad a Boogaloo doc is coming out this year! Adelante pa' 'lante, vencimos.... beep, beep! #MakePR51

[@ingridpadron1951]

Hi, this is a very interesting documentary, i wonder if you have any link whith Spanish subtitles?. Thank you very much.

[@efraintorres1657]

❤❤❤ we have to more about our music 🎶 🎵

[@mariabaquero7533]

St. Cecilia School, my brother attended in the 60's

[@RosaPerez-ct5bf]

Great days Willie Torres was there too my uncle

[@pilarespinoza5816]

Where can I watch this doc in the UK please?

[@juniorjimenez6381]

OMG The lock on the piano.... ha ha ha.... Such a New Yorker thing to do ha ha ha ha

[@feastoffun]

What’s the song they are referencing in the beginning?

[@kevind7422]

It's 'Bang Bang' by Joe Cuba 1966. HUGE hit crossed to NYC's WABC-AM, the leading Top 40 station in the nation. In other words, even suburban white kids like me knew that record. Not to be confused w multiple other songs w same title (looking at you, Cher). Also, Donna Summer famously borrowed the 'awww beep-beep' for her mega hit 'Bad Girls'. And FTR, Joe Bataan is of Filipino heritage. (cf, that infamous march by Japanese forces of WWII US prisoners from the city of Bataan). Spanish, English & Tagalog all commonly spoken there. Okay? Enjoy. Oh, per Jimmy Castor: Hey Leroy! Your Mama; she callin' you, man. Another WABC boogaloo crossover hit. That station was wide open then. If it sold, it rolled. Sinatra, Miriam Makeba, Jeannie C Riley, Beatles, Johnny Nash, Motown... Tremendous teacher of the day. Miss that egalitarianism. Started me on my road.

[@ginabonina6427]

And now we have CARDI B bringing it back OLD skool style New skool style ...LOVING IT...My mom used the term boogaloo all the time, particularly when describing someting that freaked you out or scared you..."had me doing the Boogaloo!" LMAO! And as kids on the street in Brooklyn, we used to sing "Ahh beep beep, walking down the street, 10 times a week, ungawa black power, destroy white boy, I said it, I meant it, I simply represent it, I'm cool, I'm calm, I'm soul sista number 9, sock it to me one more time!" --sign of the times huh?

[@radioheadlover09]

I hope my generation thinks of Latin trap and reggaeton as our boogaloo 50 years from now

[@efraintorres1657]

Not the same thing not Sorry about it's I'm OLD SCHOOL

[@raulcordova8074]

I will never call a New York Puerto Rican a "NIUYORICAN'....BUT.....Boogaloo is all.... Puerto Rican New York! It is a musical expression from NYC like Tango is from Argentina and Rancheras are from Mexico! Boogaloo is the reality of the Jibaro children who grew up between two cultures, their parents in Spanish, and the place where they were born in English...plus... they adopted some of the African American music as a refuge because mainstream was too foreign for them ...and was the music of those who discriminated them! It is identical to the Basketball Heroes born in NYC (of Puerto Rican parents) who changed the face of basketball in Puerto Rico...and represented their ancestor's colors in the Olympics! it is....(whether we agree or not) downright BLUES IN SPANGLISH! It has Cuban Guajira, African American Blues and the sentimental pain of a colonized people! Puerto Ricans changed Cuban music in NYC and the world, but New York Puerto Ricans created their own and have nothing to envy anyone else! Para mi, son PUERTORRIQUEÑOS NACIDOS EN NUEVA YORK! Viva el BOOGALOO!!!

[@williamrivera6109]

Boogaloo was born in New York City created by Joe Cuba and his sextet

[@salsero3982]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZCUdqp7rrWXhKs Puerto Rico es salsa 🇵🇷

[@toofine6]

Bronx Lady here; songs of my youth.

[@laslatty1016]

Mr RAY BARRETTO! The king of bungalow!

[@wamcalif5]

Is there more to this? Where is the full documentary? I grew up in East Harlem in the 60's. Everyone sang the songs... Awww beep beep!

[@mambodoc1364]

The documentary is we like it like that

[@efraintorres1657]

Boom 🍺 🍻 on point I'm from old school yes there nave be like old school we aee the old school people from the last 40s to the lSt 60s

[@brainsareus]

Let it [Boogaloo] manifest and stand the test of time [or not], you can't project into the future with silly wishful thinking.

[@richardvega1899]

Isn't Boogaloo the same as cha cha cha