samedi 20 septembre 2008

Chakachas - Eso es el amor (1958)


Les Chakachas were a Belgium based group of Latin Soul studio musicians. Aka The Chakachas or Los Chakachas, they were formed by band leader Gaston Bogaert, ex-Los Juano Boengs and ex-The Continentals, percussion (conga & tumba); Tito Puente's singer wife Kari Kenton, vocals & maracas; Vic Ingeveldt (Dutchman from Liège), sax; Charlie Lots, trumpet; Christian Marc, piano; Henri Breyre, guitar & backing vocals; and Bill Raymond, bass guitar. All were native in Schaarbeek (a district of Brussels), or nearby Charleroi; Willebroek and Liège. They started out in the late 1950s, and had a Belgian #1 in 1958 with "Eso Es El Amor", which was sung in Spanish.

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