Facts: - instrument: piano , vocals - genre: latin soul , salsa - birth date: may 14 , 1942 - name: joe bataan - label: fania records - birth place: spanish harlem , new york city - occupation: musician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joe bataan .
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joe bataan -lrb- also spelled bataan -rrb- -lrb- born november 15 , 1942 in spanish harlem , new york city -rrb- is a filipino-african american latin soul musician from new york .