Johnny Colon Showcase 1967-1975
Banned from youtube Boogaloo Joe presents us with Cotique Recording artist Johnny Colon & His Orchestra during the height of Latin Soul period from New York. Johnny Colon on his first record had a hit with “Boogaloo Blues” with the help of being a hit on Symphony Sid’s Latin music radio broadcast. That’s what it took to being the next thing in the scene. But Johnny Colon took his music farther than just swinging blues and soul into a latin bag. He went deeper into the Afro-Cuban & Boricua musical roots. Using a two trombone front and a solid rhythm section that was funky and loose. His main instrument being the trombone and his music reflected the style that was ranging from La Perfecta’s example. He would take over the piano chair and eventually take on the lead vocals as well. After his two vocalists Rafael “Tito” Ramos and Tony Rojas would leave to start the TNT Band.  His music would transcend from the Latin Soul into the evolution of what was becoming the Salsa sound that the Fania label would eventually dominate but during boogaloo’s heyday when they had started out some of their artists where just riding the wave but the artists of Cotique Records where some of the purest genuine talented groups of Latin Soul. When the powers that be came down on the boogaloo artists for fighting against the arrangement of the booking deals they were enslaved to. Instead of honoring their requests they blacklisted these artists and Johnny Colon was one of those artists in the crossfire. He focus his next project in setting up the East Harlem Music School. It would grow into a great institution producing great young latin musicians since 1972. In 2008 he returned to music with the album “Keeping It Real” with new fans discovering these recordings. Live from Joséito’s Hideaway, a mix from tracks from his 6 albums for Cotique Records. Always a favorite - at it’s most grittiness and most soulful. ¡Oye Brokie! Bye –Ya! Boogaloo BluesOyeloMira Ven AcaRetorno Del MamboNo Hace Falta PapelEchala Pa’ CaCanallonEl MensajeAfincaoMerecumbeCuero EstiraoMoyenelleEl ConsejoGuajira  Y TamborDejame En PazSi Te Fuiste Y QueBoogaloo Blues Outro El Mix Es Cultura “la timba no es como ayer” © La Ultima Nota Productions