Joe Cuba, Bandleader Known as the Father of Latin Boogaloo, Dies at 78 Sign in to Recommend Twitter Sign In to E-Mail Print Reprints Share CloseLinkedinDiggFacebookMixxMySpaceYahoo! BuzzPermalink By LARRY ROHTER Published: February 18, 2009 Joe Cuba, the band leader and conga player who became known as the father of Latin boogaloo because of a string of innovative hit records in the 1960s and ’70s that fused Latin and soul elements, died in Manhattan on Sunday. He was 78 and lived in New York City.
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