Afropop Worldwide

September 26, 2024
Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Rumba Boogie and Latin Doo-wop
"Rumba Boogie and Latin Doo-wop" is part of Afropop Worldwide's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, 2024.

This program travels from New Orleans to Detroit to Philadelphia, celebrating the exuberant cross-pollination between R&B and Latin music styles such as the mambo and cha-cha-cha with classic recordings mainly from the 1950s and 60s. Featured artists include Sam Cook, Johnny Otis, Professor Longhair, Art Neville, Sugar Boy and his Cane Cutters, Billy Stewart and Bo Diddley, the Turbans, Arthur Lee Maye, and others. Produced by Ned Sublette.

  • Produced by:
  • Artists
    • Sexteto Habanero
    • Beny Moré
    • Orquesta Aragón
    • Tito Puente
    • Jumpin' Joe Williams
    • Sam Cooke
    • The Hawketts
    • Sugar Boy & His Cane Cutters
    • Clarence Garlow
    • George Carter
    • Alvin "Redo" Tyler
    • Professor Longhair
    • Billy Stewart
    • Otis Rush
    • Jayhawks
    • Johnny Otis
    • Arthur Lee Maye & the Crowns
    • The Poets
    • The Channels
    • Nolan Strong & The Diablos
    • The Turbans
    • The Harptones
    • The Vocaltones
    • The Charmers
    • The Cadets
    • Lillian Leach & The Mellows
    • Melino & His Orchestra
    • The Crows
  • Countries
    • United States
  • Genre
    • r&b
    • mambo
    • Cuban Rumba
    • doo-wop

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