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Joe Bataan

Joe Bataan has been played on NTS over 120 times, featured on 123 episodes and was first played on 12 June 2013.

No recording artist has more impeccable street credentials than Joe Bataan, the originator of the New York Latin Soul style that paralleled Latin boogaloo and anticipated disco. His musical experience began with street corner doo-wop in the 1950s, and came to include one of the first rap records to hit the charts, 1979's "Rap-O, Clap-O". In between these milestones, he recorded classic albums like St. Latin's Day Massacre, a perennial favorite in the salsa market, Salsoul, which gave the record label its name…

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Ordinary Guy
Joe Bataan
Fania Records0
Ordinary Guy
Joe BataanFania Records0
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Aftershower Funk
Joe Bataan
Mericana Records1973
Aftershower Funk
Joe BataanMericana Records1973
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Call My Name
Joe Bataan
Commonfolk Records, Vampi Soul2008
Call My Name
Joe BataanCommonfolk Records, Vampi Soul2008
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Continental Square Dance
Joe Bataan
Salsoul Records2004
Continental Square Dance
Joe BataanSalsoul Records2004
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If I Were A King
Joe Bataan
Fania Records1972
If I Were A King
Joe BataanFania Records1972
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Mujer Mia
Joe Bataan
Fania Records1968
Mujer Mia
Joe BataanFania Records1968
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I Wish You Love Pt. 1
Joe Bataan
Vampi Soul2004
I Wish You Love Pt. 1
Joe BataanVampi Soul2004
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Mujer
Joe Bataan
Fania Records1972
Mujer
Joe BataanFania Records1972
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What Good Is A Castle
Joe Bataan
Fania Records1968
What Good Is A Castle
Joe BataanFania Records1968
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Cry
Joe Bataan
Fania Records1972
Cry
Joe BataanFania Records1972
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