We Like It Like That – The Story of Latin Boogaloo
Sound + Vision 2015
July 29 - August 7, 2015
The vibrant and radical history of Latin boogaloo, which originated on the streets of New York in the 1950s and ’60s and went on to move hips all around the world, told through archival footage and reminiscences from its living legends like Johnny Colon, Bobby Marin, and Joe Bataan. Q&A with director Mathew Warren and musicians Joe Bataan, Johnny Colon, Richie Ray, and Pete Rodriguez.
Boogaloo—which fuses R&B, doo-wop, and soul with mambo and other Caribbean styles and polyrhythms—is a vibrant sound that originated on the streets of New York in the 1950s and ’60s and went on to move hips all around the world. Reflective of the civil-rights struggles happening at the time, these scrappy teenage musicians openly challenged the powers that be and record labels representing buttoned-up Latin artists (who later collaborated to squash the movement). This fascinating piece of musical history is told through rare concert footage and visits to the old neighborhood with living legends Johnny Colon, Bobby Marin, and Joe Bataan.
Don’t miss We Like It Like That! A Boogaloo Celebration on Thursday, August 6 at Damrosch Park, part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors.
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