Bugalu
We honor the late Joe Cuba with this encore portrait of "Bugal\xfa," produced for Afropop Worldwide by Ned Sublette. Bugal\xfa is the Spanish spelling of boogaloo, and was also known as \u201cLatin soul.\u201d It hit the scene in 1966 with the original and organic concept of combining black and Puerto Rican music. The dance club crowd went crazy and then the fad quickly faded. But what a ride along the way! Joe Cuba was one of bugal\xfa\u2019s most popular artists, best known for the major hit \u201cBang Bang\u201d that his band created on the spot one night at a club. Joe was a mesmerizing storyteller, and we\u2019ll hear some of the major bugal\xfa stars tell their stories, including Johnny Colon (\u201cBoogaloo Blues\u201d) and Tony Pab\xf3n (lead singer with Pete Rodriguez of \u201cI Like It Like That\u201d fame), and of course Joe Cuba himself. \n\nProduced by Ned Sublette in 1993. \n\nFollow Afropop Worldwide on Facebook at www.facebook.com/afropop, on Instagram @afropopworldwide and on Twitter @afropopww.\n\nSubscribe to the Afropop Worldwide newsletter at www.afropop.org/newsletter/\n\nAPWW #93