“What Sharon Jones did for oldschool soul, what Antibalas did for Afrobeat and what Chicha Libre is doing for chicha, Spanglish Fly is doing for bugalu. . . . It’s about time somebody brought this stuff back and it’s a good thing it’s this band because they have authentic sabor” – Lucid Culture
SPANGLISH FLY has gone analog! NYC’s premier band for old school Latin soul and boogaloo is celebrating the arrival of its 45 rpm single, “Think (Pensamiento)” b/w “Let My People Bugalú” released on Electric Cowbell Records.
They'll host and perform at a wild party in the backroom of Barbes, Park Slope's renown insitiution of world grooves. A suggested $10 cover includes a boogaloo dance lesson and a boogaloo dance contest—a chance to win the record, or a copy of Spanglish Fly’s CD, “Latin Soul y Bugalú”!
Day/Date: Fri., June 25
Time: 10 pm – 12 (doors 6)
Location: Barbes, 376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY
347 422 0248
http://www.barbesbrooklyn.com/
Cost: $10
Contact Spanglish Fly at: spanglishfly@yahoo.com
Added by spanglishfly on June 12, 2010