BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/oakland//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130524T101006CEST-0236zbdgZK@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130524T080506Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nBoogaloo\, Latin Soul\, Rhythm and Blues\, Salsa\, Disco\, Latin Funk\, Latin R&\;B Latin Jazz\, Rap .... What didn't Joe Bataan s ing? Joe Bataan was born and raised in Spanish Harlem (East Side of Manhat tan New York) in 1942 to an African-American mother and Filipino father. H is given name was Bataan Nitollano.\n\nHis musical experience started in t he street corner singing do-wops in the 1950's. During his teenage years\, Bataan associated himself with street gangs. At the age of 15 he spent fi ve years at Coxsackie State Prison for riding in a stolen vehicle. It is u nknown if he was the driver of the stolen vehicle. In prison he learned mu sic and six months after his release\, he began to record music. Bataan vi sualized an incredible vision that perhaps several recording artist may ha ve said it is impossible to do. His visual modality was to combine Latin m usic with Rhythm and Blues. As a result of this merger\, Joe Bataan became known as the first recording artist to create authentically Latin Soul mu sic. Although Latin Soul existed in the past before Joe Bataan's merger\, however these recording artists were actually Boogaloo singers. They sang English lyrics in a soulful doowop style along with Boogaloo music. Hector Rivera is one example with his Boogaloo hits in 1966 "\; I wanna a ch ance for romance "\; "\; At The Party"\; and "\; Drown my heart "\; Mr. Bataan didn't coin the phrase "\; Latin Soul "\; The phrase was used in the early 60's and perhaps late 1950's with La Lup e and Tito Puente. Mr. Bataan actually created the music as it should have sounded. By merging Latin music with R&\;B tunes in the late 60's\, &q uot\;Latin Soul"\; was officially born by the creator Joe Bataan.\n\nW ikipedia Music Encyclopedia defines Latin Soul as "\; a blend of mambo and pop tinged with R&\;B and Latin Jazz\, emphasizing short\, ultra-c atchy tunes and infectious rhythms."\; I would like to add to this def inition "\; authentically created by Joe Bataan"\; Self taught on the piano\, he organized his first band in 1965 and scored his first recor ding success in 1967 with "\; Gypsy Woman "\; on Fania Records. &q uot\; Gypsy Woman "\; crossed over to R&\;B radio along with "\ ; Subway Joe "\; The title track of Gypsy Woman was first aired by rad io DJ Dick "\;Ricardo"\; Sugar\, became an instant hit in New York 's Latin community. Ironically\, Mr. Bataan had initially written the song "\; Gypsy Woman"\; with Spanish lyrics for the band's co-lead voc alist Joe Pagan to perform. It didn't seem to work\, so he started singing the song himself in English at gigs and received an enthusiastic reaction . The late George Goldner\, boss of the Cotique label (a rival of Fania at the time)\, disapproved of Bataan's rendition and advised him against rec ording it. Clearly\, Joe's refusal to take this advice proved to be the so under judgment.\n\nAnother smashing hit from the Fania label was the Latin Soul ballad "\; Ordinary Guy "\; Addressing an ex-lover\, Mr. Bat aan plaintively sings: "\; I don't have thousands to spend\, Or a seas ide cottage for the weekend\, I'm just an ordinary guy\, you left behind.& quot\; You were guaranteed at least four hits or more on a Bataan's album. Even songs that did not hit the billboard charts were phenomenal. Several songs were mainly about his life experience.\n\nWhen you are at the top o f your game\, achieve great success there is always room for criticisms an d Mr. Bataan did face several. Perhaps it was envy and jealousy of Bataan' s success\, these critics felt Mr. Bataan's music was not truly salsa beca use of the English lyrics. Who said it was salsa? It was Latin Soul. The c riticisms may have been prompted when people learned Mr. Bataan was not Pu erto Rican descent. Despite the criticisms\, Bataan achieved his dreams an d fulfilled that awesome vision of merging Latin music with Rhythm and Blu es. He rightfully deserves the title "\; THE LATIN SOUL KING AND KING OF LATIN FUNK"\; He wrote it\, he sang it\, he lived it and he was the creator. Joe Bataan not only was a singer\, a musician and a song writer but he was also a producer. He produced a couple of LPs in the early 70's from an extraordinary record label called Ghetto Records. One of the famou s 1972 Latin Soul song that sprung forth from this label was "\; Tende r Love (and Sweet caresses)"\; by Paul Ortiz Y La Orquesta Son that wa s remade in 1992 by Latin Pop artist Tino Nieves. Ghetto Records was indee d an extraordinary record label. The salsa from this label was not the ord inary salsa people were accustom to. It was sort of like Latin Salsa Blues \, with a rock stylish electric and soul rhythm vocals. That's the best I can describe it. La Fantastica and Joe Acosta Orchestra were two recording artist from this label that will give you that extraordinary sound that w as never heard during that time. Incredibly\, the record label was produci ng awesome Latin Soul\, Northern Soul and phenomenal Salsa artists\, howev er this record label was short-lived.\n\nBy the mid 70's Latin Soul music began to fade away. Another genre of music was making the scene and it was called Disco. Bataan's next big hit in 1979 was "\; Rap-O Clap-O &quo t\; on Salsoul records\, which he co-found. It was the first Rap Disco hit with a smooth disco rhythm. While it didn't chart domestically\, "\; Rap-O"\; went top 10 throughout Europe. "\; Rap-O\, Clap-O"\; was accredited as the first Rap song in Europe. No recording artist has mo re impeccable street credentials than Joe Bataan\, the originator of the N ew York Latin Soul style that paralleled Latin Boogaloo and anticipated Di sco.\n\nJOE BATAAN DISAPPEARS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WAS HE DEAD AND BURIED? Right about the mid 1980's Joe Bataan became a ghost. For over 20 years Mr . Bataan disappeared. Was he living the good life and spending his money t hat he diligently worked for? Was he dead and we missed the news the day i t was aired? Where did Joe Go? Doesn't that sound like a great title for h is next song "\; Where Did Joe Go?"\; I think that would be cool B oogaloo tune. During his disappearance from the music industry\, Mr. Bataa n became a counselor for juveniles. He visited many correction facilities including Spaford counseling youngsters and sharing his past experience wi th crime\, his conviction at the age of 15 and how he turned all that arou nd for the better. Mr. Bataan never stopped working. Although he refrained from working in the music industry\, not producing or recording any music for over 20 years\, his job was counseling youngsters. For 20 years peopl e asked Mr. Bataan to return but he refused and continued his counseling w ork for the kids.\n\nJOE BATAAN RETURNS TO THE STAGE AND RECORDS A NEW ALB UM \nMr. New York Joe Bataan returned to the stage in 1995 after a 20-year halt from the music industry. At Hostos Community College in the Bronx he performed for a benefit. He also made several appearances at Columbia. In Columbia\, he was given a weird request to sing one of his Latin Soul hit s "\; Riot"\; Riot is like a national anthem in Columbia. I guess folks wanted to confirm they had the real Bataan and not a fake look alike . Mr. Bataan was amazed that many showed up and remembered his music.\n\nO n April 2005\, Joe Bataan released a brand new album titled "\; Call M y Name "\; on Vampisoul records. Vampisoul records usually deals with reissues of Latin Soul music but this time\, they give us with a brand new LP by Mr. New York Joe Bataan. The album includes 8 new songs that sound very fresh. Mr. Bataan maintained his trademark\, vintage sound with the u se of instruments such as clavinette\, Hammond organ\, groovy bass\, funky drums\, Latin percussion and Bataan's voice which\, as always\, exudes hi s soul.\n\nIt is wonderful to have our King of Latin Soul back on the scen e again. He was missed dearly and his true fans cannot wait for his next a lbum and concert.\n\nWritten by Andres Padua -- http://www.thelatinsoulsho w.com/ DTSTART:20121013T200000 DTEND:20121013T235959 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:Joe Bataan END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR