Andy Finally Meets
The King of Latin Soul
JOE BATAAN
Ever since the age of 5, I always wanted to meet
my favorite Latin Soul singers and watch them
perform.  Because of my young age, it was
impossible to sneak in a club.  Someone would
have noticed a 5-year old is running around loose
in a night club.

On May 2006 35 years later, I got a chance to meet
Joe Acosta who was the first singer I heard that
converted my music preference to Latin Soul.  
Now on July 2006 I got a chance to meet The King
of Latin Soul, Joe Bataan at the Boriqua Festival at
Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York.  I was
honored and privileged to meet Mr. Bataan and to
be part of his VIP Guest List.
Latin Soul TV
I created my own personal Joe Bataan T-Shirt at
home.  On the front of the T-shirt was his classic
LP “Sweet Soul.”  On the back of the shirt was a
photo of his single he recorded called “Latin Soul
Square Dance” Fania records never released on a
LP.  Joe Bataan signed the back of shirt however
the photo didn’t come out.  What a bummer!  
Manny Reyes, one of my radio listeners and who
visits my website religiously took this photo shot.  
I bumped into Manny at the park during the
concert.
Andres Padua and Joe Bataan
July 29th 2006
Chillin' With The King of Latin Soul along
with His Family and Friends!
The Concert
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