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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." 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".
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I was checking out the audio blog Soul Sides this morning. It's been a minute since I've gone to the site and I was glad to see that they have a another compilation coming out. So, I click one link and then another until finally I ended up on the Soul Sides myspace page. I check the player and the first track I see is "Ordinary Guy". I thought, "could it be?" And then the smile formed on my face. It was. It's one of those songs for me that's hard to forget. It's so r... MORE
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I just heard this song for the 1st time recently and realized that it is in the background of a very funny skit from a classic and popular Hip Hop album released in the mid-late 90s. Anyone recognize it? Blast this post and put up the track if you got it!!!... MORE
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So I have recently been preparing and researching material for a lesson plan I will teach at City College of San Francisco entitled, "Flippin the Skript: Hip Hop and the Filipina/o American Experience." Along with providing my students with a general overview on the History of Hip Hop and its birth in the South Bronx, I aim to present them also with an understanding of how Filipina/o Americans have been and continue to be active and progressive participants in this beautiful... MORE
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i love you sufjan.
you march to the path of your own over-achieving, sentimental drummer. you've stated many times that you can't understand why anyone would be really interested in your music. the only reason for saying that is to make yourself look cool. not that it matters, your music is still good regardless of any personality flaws you suffer from. (we all have them)
sufjan stevens' new record "Cmon feel the Illinoise was one of the most celebrated albums of the year b... MORE
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