Year : 1971
Label : Omega
Genre : Jazz, Latin Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul, Afro Cuban Jazz
Label : Omega
Genre : Jazz, Latin Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul, Afro Cuban Jazz
Obscure record released by Nico Gomez from Les Chakachas including Afro-Cuban Jazz & Latin Funk. Under the pseudonym of Nico Gomez hides Joseph Van Het Groenewoud, a Belgian composer and big band leader who was active between the fifties and the seventies, best known to compose several songs for the belgian Latin band, "Les Chakachas" (remember the sexy song "Jungle Fever" in Paul Thomas Anderson's film "Boogie Night"). Titles include acid organ, psychedelic guitar and heavy percussions, two covers from the King of Mambo, Pérez Prado ("Caballo Negro" & the funky "Lupita"), five of his own compositions whose the dancefloor killer Salsa-Funk "Cuba Libre", the Bossa Nova classic "One Note Samba", a variation of iconic Chakachas' 1958 hit "Eso Es El Amor" and the latin pop "Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!".
