  boogaloo or bugalÃº (also: shing-a-ling, latin boogaloo, latin r&b) is a genre of latin music and dance that was popular in the united states in the 1960s. although it came to prominence after the rise of bossa nova and was greatly influenced by the new drumbeat of modern samba, arguably one of the most remarkable influences in popular music, from the second half of the 50s, boogaloo originated in new york city among teenage cubans, puerto ricans and others. the style was a fusion of popular african american r&b and soul, with mambo and son montuno, boogaloo employed english as well as spanish lyrics, and entered the american mainstream primarily through the american bandstand television program. boogaloo dance is distinct from the "electric boogaloo", a style of dance which developed decades later under the influence of funk music and hip-hop dance. == history == in the 1950s and '60s, african americans in the united states listened to various styles of music, including jump blues, r&b and doo-wop. puerto ricans in new york city shared these tastes, but they also listened to genres like mambo or chachachÃ¡ and bossa nova. there was a mixing of puerto ricans, cubans, african americans and others in clubs, whose bands tried to find common musical ground. boogaloo was a result of this search, a marriage of many styles including cuban son montuno, guaguancÃ³, guajira, guaracha, mambo, and american r&b and soul. boogaloo can be seen as "the first nuyorican music" (renÃ© lÃ³pez), and has been called "the greatest potential that cuban rhythms had to really cross over in terms of music" (izzy sanabria). styles like doo wop also left a sizable influence, through tony pabÃ³n (of pete rodrÃ­guez band), bobby marÃ­n, king nando, johnny colÃ³n and his vocalists tony rojas and tito ramos. though boogaloo did not become mainstream nationwide until later in the decade, two early top 20 hits came in 1963: mongo santamarÃ­a's performance of t
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