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Joe Bataan, the legendary Latin Soul artist who released numerous albums on Fania Records, will be in the UK in a couple of weeks, performing in London, Birmingham, and Leeds.
You can win a pair of passes to the London or Leeds gig PLUS a copy of his latest CD.
The Prizes;
1: One Pair of Passes to see Joe Bataan performing on Thursday 11th June at Cargo, London. Plus a copy of his latest CD
2: One Pair of Passes to see Joe Bataan performing on Saturday 13th June at The Wardrobe, Leeds. Plus a copy of his latest CD
How to Enter;
Please send your answer to the following question to '
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', by 5pm on Tuesday 9th June, stating which gig you would prefer to attend (London or Leeds);
Q: Complete the title of one of Joe Bataans songs: "Puerto Rico..... "
(The closing date for this competition is 5pm on Tuesday 9th June. The winners will be selected at random from all correct entries and notified, by email, by 9pm on that day. There is no cash alternative and the editors decision is final)
About the Events;
Thursday 11th June (LONDON)
Red Bull Music Academy and Karen P's Broad Casting Present;
JAMES PANTS and JOE BATAAN
(First ever UK performance)
Plus Willie Isz (Jneiro Jarel + Khujo Goodie)
DJs: Karen P and James Pants
 Venue: Cargo, 83 Rivington St., Kingsland Viaduct, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
Times: 7pm to 1am
Cost: £9 ADV
Info: http://www.cargo-london.com/event/broad-castingjoe-bataan-james-pants
Saturday 13th June (LEEDS)
Red Bull Music Academy, Karen P's Broad Casting and DJ Lubi Present:
JOE BATAAN - NEW YORK CITY LATIN SOUL LEGEND!
with guest James Pants (Stones Throw Records)
backed by Grupo X (the UK's no.1 latin jazz band)
plus DJ Irfan Rainy (Rainy City Music )
Live @ Spanish Harlem, The Wardrobe, Leeds LS9 8AH
Saturday 13th June - 09.30pm to 02.30am
Band onstage 11pm, DJs before and after the live set.
Only £10 advance!! More on the night.
Info: http://www.thewardrobe.co.uk/event-detail.asp?eventid=1593
Tickets onsale NOW from:
The Wardrobe - 0113 383 8800/
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Jumbo Records - 0113 245 5570/www.jumborecords.co.uk
Crash Records - 0113 245 5570 /www.crashrecords.co.uk
Lubi Jovanovic - in person -
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(The Wardrobe is just 400 capacity - buy in advance)
Sunday 14th June (BIRMINGHAM)
Joe Bataan (Salsoul / US) & James Pants (Stones Throw / US)
Red Bull Music Academy will be joining forces with Karen P’s Broad Casting & Leftfoot to bring you a truly ground-breaking line-up. . The night will see a unique collaboration between Stones Throw’s James Pants and Latin soul legend Joe Bataan (who will be making his UK debut with these Red Bull Music Academy shows)
 James Pants and Joe Bataan will perform tracks from both of their repertoires and will be joined on stage by musicians from the UK’s foremost Latin Jazz and Salsa outfit; Grupo X. Formed by trombonist/composer Jonny Enright, Grupo X combine the raw-edged sounds of ‘60s and ‘70s Latin New York with more contemporary dance-floor influences.
Venue: Hare and Hounds,106 High St, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JZ
Time: 8.30pm-Midnight
Price: £7 Advance / MOTD
Phone: 0121 444 2081
Email:
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Info: http://www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk/joe-bataan-salsoul-us-james-pants-stones-throw-us/
Joe Bataan is the true king of latin soul, no contest! His career spans 45 years and took him from the mean streets of Harlem in the 1960s singing boogaloo and latin soul to young Latinos and African-Americans, then onto international superstardom in the mid-1970s with recordings for Salsoul Records. A pioneer of boogaloo and latin soul with Fania Records in the 1960s, he would be at the forefront of the disco movement in the mid-1970s. Some say his cover of Gil Scott Heron's "The Bottle", retitled "La Botella", was one of the FIRST true disco recordings, and he was a musical leader again as rap music broke out of New York in the late 1970s with his "Rap-O-Clap-O" track being one of the first rap tracks to make it onto record!
STILL recording today, he has a new CD on Vampi Soul Records (Spain), simply called King Of Latin Soul, and works live regularly with various bands, both in the USA and Europe. Since 2006, the relaunch of the iconic latin label Fania Records has seen all his classic 1960s and early 1970s albums re-issued, and his music has reached out to a whole new generation of listeners and dancers! Unbelievably, this is his FIRST trip to the UK ever!
The CD: King Of Latin Soul - Joe Bataan (Vampi Soul Records)
 Joe Bataan is like the CD title says, "King Of Latin Soul". The Afro-Fillipino singer, born and raised in Spanish Harlem, New York, was as tough as his neighbourhood. His two loves were his gang and music. The music of Harlem split into two -West Harlem was African-American soul/funk/rhythm & blues/doo-wop, East Harlem was Cuban and Puerto Rican. In the 1960s, Joe alongside a host of 2nd generation Latinos, loved equally soul, funk and rhythm and blues AND mambo, guaguanco and guaracha. It was inevitable that a new US latin sound would emerge that fused these different genres, and that sound was latin soul, eventually becoming boogaloo (or bugalu). Joe Bataan was right there at the start, recording for Fania Records in 1967, until 1973, then as latin soul and bugalu became latin funk and latin disco, he switched to Mericana Records, which became the legendary disco label Salsoul Records. The rest is history.
This new CD is Joe re-recording all his big hits with Spanish rare groove band Los Fulanos and its on Madrid funk/soul label Vampi Soul. If you like Joe Bataan or latin soul or latin disco, buy it. Its good. The band are kicking, Joe's voice is still strong (though wobbles on a couple of tracks), and the production is BIG! The new versions of classics are excellent - "Subway Joe" sounds almost as good as the original, as do "Mestizo" and "Gypsy Woman". He does a good version of "The Bottle", which is a vocal unlike his mid-70s instrumental "La Botella" hit. There's a kicking salsa-jam, the uptempo "Puerto Rico Me Llama" - nice descarga. I was well impressed by the whole CD - Joe Bataan, the punchy arrangements, the firing band, the excellent crisp production. Like the title says, Joe Bataan is still "King Of Latin Soul".
Reviewed by DJ Lubi
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