Joe Bataan
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Joe Bataan (also spelled Bataán) (born 1942 in Spanish Harlem, New York City) is an Afro-Filipino American Latin R&B musician from New York. He was born Bataan Nitollano and is known as the "King of Latin R&B."[citation needed] His first hit was 1967's "Gypsy Woman" on Fania Records. In 1973, he co-founded the Salsoul label. In 1979, he scored one of the first rap hits, "Rap-O-Clap-O".
[edit] Discography
- 1967 Mr. New York (Fania)
- 1968 Gypsy Woman (Fania)
- 1969 Subway Joe (Fania)
- 1970 Riot! (Musicrama)
- 1971 Poor Boy (Musicrama)
- 1972 Saint Latin's Day Massacre (Fania)
- 1972 Singin' Some Soul (Fania)
- 1972 Sweet Soul (Fania)
- 1973 Salsoul (Salsoul)
- 1975 Afro-Filipino (Charly)
- 1980 Mestizo (Salsoul)
- 1981 II (Salsoul)
- 1997 Last Album, Last Song (Bataan Music)
- 2005 Call My Name (Vampisoul)
[edit] External links
- Joe Bataan official site
- Joe Bataan article in the LA Weekly, 12/15/1999
- Joe Bataan interview
- Joe Bataan interview, from APEX Express radio program, KPFA FM, Berkeley, California (MP3)
- [1]Click link to appreciate the tunes.. forget all the typewritten stuff, just listen to the music!
- [2] U.S. Distributer of Joe Bataan Records
[edit] See also
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