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Bataan's Boogaloo with Eduardo Díaz
16 minutes Posted Jul 21, 2020 at 7:00 am.
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We look at a black and white photograph that encapsulates a very American story— about the magic that can happen when you throw together people from different backgrounds and languages and… beats. The concoction that resulted is known as Latin Boogaloo.

Eduardo Díaz, director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, explains how one of the genre’s pioneers, Joe Bataan, got his degree in ‘streetology’ and went on to establish himself as the King of Latin Soul.

See the photo we discuss on our website:

https://npg.si.edu/podcasts/joe-bataan