Joe Cuba, was an American conga drummer of Puerto Rican descent widely regarded as the "Father of Latin Boogaloo".
11 Facts About Joe Cuba
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Joe Cuba was born in Harlem, New York, United States.
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Joe Cuba was raised in an apartment building, where his father had become the owner of a candy store, located on the ground floor.
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Joe Cuba's father had organized a stickball club called the Young Devils.
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Joe Cuba went up to Puente and introduced himself as a student and fan, and soon they developed what was to become a lifetime friendship.
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The lyrics to Joe Cuba's music used a mixture of Spanish and English, becoming an important part of the Nuyorican Movement.
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Joe Cuba was one of the key architects behind the emerging Latin boogaloo sound, which became a popular and influential Latin style in the latter half of the 1960s.
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Joe Cuba was the director of the Museum of La Salsa, located in Spanish Harlem, Manhattan, New York.
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Joe Cuba died on February 15,2009, in New York City, after being removed from life support.
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Joe Cuba had been hospitalized for a persistent bacterial infection.
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Joe Cuba is survived by his two adult children from his first wife.