Topically Yours - Latin Soul Artist Joe Bataan

Host Deardra Shuler interviews latin soul singer Joe Bataan who is appearing with R&B singers, Blue Magic on Saturday, June 23rd at 8pm at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx.

Joe Bataan was born Bataan Nitollano to an African American mother and Filipino father and raised in Spanish Harlem. He sang doo-wop on the street corners in the 1950s and in the mid-60s formed his own band. He developed his own variation of boogaloo blending orthodox Latin pop with R*B, creating authentic Latin Soul. In 1967 he recorded Gypsy Woman crossing over to R&B radio becoming an instant hit in the Latin community. Subway Joe was his next R&B crossover hit, followed by"Ordinary Guy." Bataan also served as a producer for Ghetto Records. Bataan's next big hit was "Rap-O-Clap-O" on Salsoul Records, which he co-founded. His Afroflipino included an instrumental version of Gil Scott Heron’s “The Bottle.” After a 20-year hiatus, Bataan returned to the stage in 1995. He released "Call My Name" in 2005. Under the Streetlamp Anthology is his current hit.                              

For tickets call 718-960-8833 or go on line at www.LehmanCenter.org.