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Strikingly similar to boogaloo music, Latin Soul is a blend of mambo and pop tinged with R&B and Latin jazz, emphasizing short, ultra-catchy tunes and infectious rhythms. The style took shape in New York City and was primarily associated with young musicians, who were seeking to make Latin music accessible to broader audiences -- hence, many Latin soul tunes were performed in English. While Latin soul was fairly short-lived, its fingerprints were all over the fertile New York salsa movement of the '70s, when many former Latin soul artists became more interested in their musical heritage and made their own music jazzier and more complex.
Latin Soul Artists Highlights
Los Zafiros
Willie Colón
Rubén Blades
Hermeto Pascoal
Hermeto Pascoal & Su Grupo
Tierra
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Latin Soul Album Highlights
Ray Barretto
Acid
Willie Colón
The Player
Rubén Blades
Rosa de los Vientos
Pucho & His Latin Soul ...
The Best of Pucho & the ...
Willie Colón
Salsa's Bad Boy
Willie Colón
OG: Original Gangster