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About Boogaloo
Boogaloo is a music genre that emerged in United States in the 1960s. It is usually classed as a form of dance, rhythm and blues and Latin music.
Well-known performers associated with it include Willie Colón.
From Wikipedia
Boogaloo or bugalú (also: shing-a-ling, Latin boogaloo, Latin R&B) is a modern jazz genre of Latin music and dance which was popular in the United States in the 1960s. Boogaloo originated in New York City mainly by stateside Cubans and Puerto Ricans with African American music influences. The style was a fusion of popular African American jazz, rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul music with mambo and son montuno, with songs in both English and Spanish. The American Bandstand television program introduced the dance and the music to the mainstream American audience. Pete Rodríguez's "I Like It like That" was a famous boogaloo song.
Except for the name, the dance is unrelated to the boogaloo street dance from Oakland, California and the electric boogaloo, a style of dance which developed decades later under the influence of funk music and hip-hop dance.
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Key artists
- Willie Colón
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Frequently asked questions
What is Boogaloo?
Boogaloo is a music genre that emerged in United States in the 1960s. It is usually classed as a form of dance, rhythm and blues and Latin music.
Where and when did Boogaloo originate?
Boogaloo originated in United States in the 1960s.
Who are famous Boogaloo artists?
Willie Colón.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q892958 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Boogaloo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- Small Note Boogaloo - Airmen of Note - United States Air Force Band by Composition: Master Sgt. Ben Patterson; Arrangement: Master Sgt. Ben Patterson; Performance: United States Air Force… – Public domain