On Wednesday January 6 we all got to see "the boogaloo," the American far-right's idea of a violent uprising against the Federal government; this week we celebrate its ignominious failure by spinning two hours of the real boogaloo, straight outta NYC 1966-1968; beep beep, mofos
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Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Tito Puente | USA | Fat Mama | Fat Mama / Work Song - Single | Tico | 1966 Mongo Santamaria | Cuba-USA | Watermelon Man | Watermelon Man! | Battle | 1963 Ray Lugo & The Boogaloo Destroyers | USA | At The Party | Mi Watusi | Freestyle | 2011 The Gilberto Sextet | USA | Good Lovin' | The Groovy Sounds Of The Gilberto Sextet | Cotique | 1968 Federico Y Su Combo Latino | Venezuela | Todo El Mundo | Federico Booga-loo | Palacio | 1968
Ray Barretto | USA | A Deeper Shade Of Soul | Acid | Fania | 1968 Celia Cruz | Cuba-USA | Tumbaloflesicodelicomicosa | Serenata Guajira | Tico | 1968 Willie Bobo | USA | Dig My Feeling | Dig My Feeling | Nacional | 197x Machito & His Orchestra | Cuba-USA | Hold On, I'm Comin' | Machito Goes Memphis | RCA | 1968 Joe Bataan | USA | Chick-A-Boom | Call My Name | Vampisoul | 2005
Ralph Robles | USA | Taking Over | Taking Over: Conquistando | Fania | 1968 Rene Lopez | USA | Shing-A-Ling Is What I Bring | E.L.S. | Nat Geo Music | 2011 Willie Rosario & His Orchestra | USA | Shining Knight | Two Too Much | Musicor | 1968 Joe Loco Y Su Sexteto | USA | Chua Chua Boogaloo | Loco Boogaloo | Liberty | 1968 Bobby Valentin | USA | Bad Breath | Bad Breath | Fania | 1967 Kako & His All-Stars | USA | Cool Jerk | Cool Jerk / A Golpe De Timbal - Single | Futura | 1968
Boogaloo Assassins | USA | No No No | Old Love Dies Hard | Sicario | 2014 The Nitty Gritty Sextet | USA | Say Listen | The Nitty Gritty Sextet | Rocafort | 1967 The Lebron Brothers Orchestra | USA | Summertime Blues | Psychedelic Goes Latin | Cotique | 1967 Joe Cuba Sextet | USA | Bang! Bang! | Wanted Dead Or Alive | Tico | 1966
Eddie Palmieri & His Orchestra | USA | Ay Que Rico | Champagne | Tico | 1968 Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro | England UK-Colombia-Peru | Boogaloo 33 | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts | 2012 Vladimir & His Orchestra | Belgium-Canada-USA | Baby Boo Boogaloo | New Sound In Latin Jazz | Alegre | 1966 Manny Corchado & His Orchestra featuring Tito Jimenez | USA | Pow Wow | Aprovecha La Tiempo (Swing While You Can) | Decca | 1967 Ray Camacho & The Teardrops | USA | Tus Modos | The Best Of Ray Camacho & The Teardrops | Freestyle | 1971
La Crema | USA | Cisco Kid | El Party Con ⦠La Crema | UA Latino | 1973 Pete Rodriguez | USA | I Like It (I Like It Like That) | L Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) | Fania / Craft / Concord | 1967 Joey Pastrana & His Orchestra | USA | Let's Ball | Let's Ball | Cotique | 1967 Spanglish Fly | USA | Bump And Let It Slide | New York Boogaloo | Chaco World | 2015