The Latin Souls

Artist: The Latin Souls

LP: Boo-Ga-Loo & Shing-A-Ling With The Latin Souls

Song: "Hey Lulu!"

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Here's a bunch of boogaloo, with a side of shing-a-ling, for a sunny and warm Friday morning in Seattle. Not to be confused with the Mexican street gang of Chicago, these Latin Souls were a group of musical teens who helped spread the boogaloo dance craze across North America in the 1960s—which you can read about here. The English and Spanish-language notes from the back of this 1967 record are included below, and I'm pretty sure that's Melanie Griffith shing-a-linging on the front cover.