Fania Records & Wax Poetics Proudly Present: BOOGALOO ASSASSINS
w/ Chico Mann (of Antibalas)
Friday, February 12
At The Mint - 8:00 PM (7:30 PM doors) / 21+
8:30pm-11pm: DJs, Loslito, Bobby Soul, Billy Goods, Oliver Wang. Fania Records & Wax Poetic Magazine team up once again for Fania’s Latest Joe Cuba Release entitled “El Alcade Del Barrio”. The stage is set for a remarkable show w/ West Coast…
Boogaloo Assassins (11:00 PM)
Formed in Los Angeles from the ashes of the rock-steady machine Ocean 11, latin-funk pioneers Five Degrees of Soul, ska stalwarts See Spot, Chris Murray Combo and even LA’s favorite Vallenato Cumbia superstars Very Be Careful, the Boogaloo Assassins are here… (Read More)
Chico Mann (of Antibalas) (12:30 AM)
CHICO MANN (pronounced: mæng) Chico Mann, a time-travelling multi-instrumentalist-producer who with drum machines, synthesizers, and guitars has singlehandedly filled the 30+ year gap between afrobeat, afrocuban, freestyle and electronic music while throwing a wrench into the cogs of musical history. Chico… (Read More)
Wax Poetics
At Wax Poetics, we put music in context. Since December 2001, Wax Poetics has filled the once noticeable gap in music journalism—an editorial void between contemporary artists and classic greats. Through meaty, insightful commentary, Wax Poetics educates the masses about the… (Read More)
Fania Records
FANIA is the most important Latin label of all time. From Salsa via Boogaloo, Latin Soul, Mambo and Afro-Cuban Jazz. FANIA is a music treasure! (Read More)
Joe Cuba
Joe Cuba was instrumental in the development of “boogaloo” and had the biggest hit of the 60s with “Bang Bang,” which achieved unprecedented success for Latin music in the US in 1966 when it sold over one million copies. Joe’s pivotal… (Read More)
