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- Joe Bataan - Extraordinary Joe
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Joe Bataan
New York, USA
Not many can claim to have a hand in developing rap via Nuyorican disco and Latin soul. But then Joe Bataan has been ahead of the curve for 30 years, fusing musical styles way before they became the norm. His breakthrough track Gypsy Woman helped propel the emerging dance movement and his Salsoul album remains a pivotal LP, mixing funk and Latin with orchestral maneuvers and predicting the future like a William Burroughs of disco. As if one landmark album wasn't enough, his marinade of Brazilian-influenced rhythms played by an afro-cuban back section under orchestral funk was also right on the money and Afrofilipino spawned another seminal disco anthem - a version of Gil Scott Heron's The Bottle.
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