I have to say I love that Latin American influence in some of our great Northern Soul tunes from days gone by, and would like to ask if anyone out there has ever heard " Tiajuana Joe" by J.B on Big 7 records, I did stick it on a free cd some 10yrs ago and it is still doing the rounds today. Not everyone's cup of tea but then again not many are, which is what makes our music what it is (unique and superior to all other types). So let me know what you know about this number. Cheers PK

I suppose there are others but I would say 'Use It Before You Lose It' is a 'really' Latin record that has been played throughout the years (Post Stafford) Not sure if I'd descibeThe Majestics or David and Ruben as Latin though. 'Mongo Santamaria - We Got Latin Soul' is played, but it's not as well known on the whole.

All the best,

Len

Marie Knight You lie so well is another well known soul tune that has a latin feel/arrangement without being a latin track.

https://youtu.be/rijv47ZJO1Q

this is a cracker

Bazza

similar in style to Willie Rossario- shining knight

both cracking tracks!

here's an interesting one from a friend's recent sales list (gone now). definite audible warp on the record, but its an interesting piece of mellow/sweet soul from Panama.

thats really nice, loads of grt music from panama, what its called? -please

thats really nice, loads of grt music from panama, what its called? -please

Los Mozambiques - I Like To Be With You

the label is called Happy, hehe

I showed it to another soul collector mate who told me it sounded like "wedding background music sh*t", to each their own but I think it has a really nice sweet soul edge to it.

Edited October 18, 201212 yr by AndreasB

Some that i've spun down at Driving Beat from time to time, although i have to bow significantly to Rich Buckley's Latin Soul collection, it's immense and boy can he weave it into a soul set!

Joe Bataan - Gypsy woman

Joe Bataan - Too much lovin (this builds into a great soul dancer)

Ray Jay & The Eastsiders - Searching for love

Ricardo Ray - Nitty gritty (without doubt the epitome of 'latin northern', and cheap as chips)

Ray Rodriguez - Delusion (always played this off the LP, which is quite hard to source, but i'm after the oh so ellusive 7" if anyone has one?? Contrary to popular belief it IS on a 45!!)

Hector Rivera - Do it to me

Tony Middleton - Spanish maiden (mentioned already, but what a tune!!)

Azza

Some that i've spun down at Driving Beat from time to time, although i have to bow significantly to Rich Buckley's Latin Soul collection, it's immense and boy can he weave it into a soul set!

Joe Bataan - Gypsy woman

Joe Bataan - Too much lovin (this builds into a great soul dancer)

some great picks there mate. I'll be spinning a few of the above in mucho latin sets at different strokes and the rugby

allnighter in November along with a great, exclusive, latin flavoured track by Tony Galla called 'Rescue me'. A blatant plug i know but if you wanna here some of this out in the near future you know where to head for.

Ray Jay & The Eastsiders - Searching for love

Ricardo Ray - Nitty gritty (without doubt the epitome of 'latin northern', and cheap as chips)

Ray Rodriguez - Delusion (always played this off the LP, which is quite hard to source, but i'm after the oh so ellusive 7" if anyone has one?? Contrary to popular belief it IS on a 45!!)

Hector Rivera - Do it to me

Tony Middleton - Spanish maiden (mentioned already, but what a tune!!)

Azza

How about this monster;

and even better;

Edited October 18, 201212 yr by phillyDaveG

My favourite Mongo Santamaria tune Get the Money

And one from his son (?) Monguito Santamaria Hey Sister!

This is an absolute belter. It's got it all.

Edited October 19, 201212 yr by henrun

How about this monster;

That's a great tune. I always liked Sunny and the Sunliners version of I'm No Stranger.

I suppose there are others but I would say 'Use It Before You Lose It' is a 'really' Latin record that has been played throughout the years (Post Stafford) Not sure if I'd descibeThe Majestics or David and Ruben as Latin though. 'Mongo Santamaria - We Got Latin Soul' is played, but it's not as well known on the whole.

All the best,

Len

It's about opinions, and admittedly Bobby Valentin fits more obviously into the Latin genre than The Majestics, but for me the vocal delivery and backbeat of "....It Hurts Me" are pure latin in influence and you won't hear horns played like that on anything outside of hispanic music. Not to mention the hand clapping. If you listen to George Guzman - Misery on Fania it has a very similar salsa type back beat, if different tempo.

Eddie Davis recruited artists from the Chicano community for his family of labels in LA. The Majestics song is another example of that "Eastside" sound he developed to appeal to a wider market...I guess the string section makes a difference to the overall feel in this case. You also have to allow for regional differences, Fania being New York based, like the different sound compared with the San Antonio, Texas soul scene. Despite differences if you listen to the horn section of the Sunliners Band for example it's never going to be anything other than hispanic musicians but their music sounds different to Fania material.

Having said the above, if I was to attend a purely Latin event I probably wouldn't expect to hear The Majestics!

Just my opinion and I certainly don't want to impose.......it's all down to where you want to draw the line with these genre things.

How about this monster;

and even better;

Joe Bataan's I'm No Stranger was released as a 45 sometime in the 70s.

and even better;

That Ray Terrace is a sensation version of the Esquires. I heard it out at RSH warm up recently, loved it!

Never heard that before. Great tune. Just added to my wants list.

Never heard that before. Great tune. Just added to my wants list.

Hope you find it. I've heard it's harder than "Use it before you loose it" but I don't know..