Joe Bataan | |
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 Bataan in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bataan Nitollano[1][2] |
| Born | 15 November 1942 Spanish Harlem, New York City, United States |
| Genres | Boogaloo,[3] Latin music, Latin soul, Salsa, Latin Jazz, Groove, Funk, Disco, R&B and Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, producer and film actor |
| Instrument(s) | Piano and vocals |
| Years active | 1950–present |
| Labels | Fania Records |
Bataan Nitollano, also known as Joe Bataan (born 5 November, 1942)[1][2] is a Filipino and American Latin soul singer, songwriter and musician best known world-wide and in the Hispanic and Latino music scene as the "King of Latin Soul".[4]
- ^ a b Pimentel, Joseph (13 September 2008). "Joe Bataan: A legend in Latinsoul". Asian Journal. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012.
- ^ a b Curiel, Kamren (30 April 2008). "Bataan Twirling: Fania and Salsoul Star Returns to L.A." LA Weekly. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013.
- ^ Goodman, Fred (4 March 2016). "The Return of Joe Bataan, the Boogaloo King". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Flores, Juan (2016). Salsa rising: New York Latin music of the sixties generation. Tempo : a Rowman & Littlefield music series on rock, pop, and culture. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-976489-1.