RCA VICTOR - FJL2 7058

LES CHAKACHAS - ESO ES EL AMOR

Face 1: Tou bou dou - Asi a la vida - Mucho tequila - Via Cuba - Chou chou

Face 2: Ma ma du - Frutas - Bonbon - El charlatan - Babalu - Momento

Face 3: Eso es el amor - Canalla - Arrida la conga - Rebecca - El bingo

Fave 4: Mama Ines - Baila la bamba - Guapacha - Que simpatico - Filin' cha - Soy como soy

THE CHAKACHAS (ARTIST BIOGRAPHY)

The Chakachas were a Belgium-based group of Latin Soul studio musicians.
Also known as Les Chakachas or Los Chakachas, they were formed by band leader Gaston Bogaert, ex-Los Juano Boengs and ex-The Continentals, percussion (conga & tumba), Tito Puente's singer wife Kari Kenton- vocals & maracas, Vic Ingeveldt (Dutchman from Liege)- saxophone, Charlie Lots- trumpet, Christian Marc -piano, Henri Breyre- guitar & backing vocals and Bill Raymond- bass guitar.
All were native in Schaarbeek (a district of Brussels), or nearby Charleroi, Willebroek and Liege.

They started out in the late 1950s, and had a Belgian #1 in 1958 with "Eso es el amor", which was sung in Spanish.
In 1959 they recorded "Rebecca" (a.k.a. "Rebekka") featured in the award-winning movie The Battle of Algiers.
In 1962, they crept into the UK Singles Chart for the first time with "Twist Twist", which reached #48.
Although they issued numerous recordings, they are best remembered for their hit single "Jungle Fever" from 1972, which sold over a million copies in the U.S. and reached #8.

Les Chakachas

Opgericht in 1958 deze groep was meer een combo voor Zuid-Amerkaanse dansen. Gaston Bogart (drum) die bij de BRT werkte.
Kary Kento (zang) Vic Ingeveld (sax) Charlie Lots (trompet) Christian Marc (piano) Henri Breyre (gitaar) Bill Raymond (bas).

45 RPM SINGLES

1958 : RCA 54-4034      Eso Es El Amor / Ma - Ma – Du

1958 : RCA 45-1039      Eso Es El Amor / Beau Coco

1958 : RCA 47-9133      No! Man / Evr'y Night

1958 : RCA 47-9155      Love Is Like A Violin / El Charlatan

1958 : RCA 47-9179      Eso Es El Amor / Beau Coco

1959 : RCA 47-9254      Venus / La Conga De Jaruco

1959 : RCA 47-9263      Bonbon / Mama Inez

1961 : RCA 47-9345      La Pachanga / Maruya

1961 : RCA 47-9347      Babalu / Ca C'est Du Poulet

1961 : RCA 47-9369      Twist Twist / Baila La Bamba

1961 : RCA 47-9371      Brigitte Bardot / Eo Eo

1962 : RCA 47-9390      Hawaiian War Twist / Please Remember

1962 : RCA 47-9411      Big Strong Madison / Madison 62

1962 : RCA 47-9464      Rebecca / Blue cha cha

1962 : RCA 47-9692     Torna a Sorrento / El Potofo

1962 : RCA 47-9755     Love is like a violin / El Charlatan

1963 : RCA 47-9493      Der Twist Passé / Mithernachts Hully Gully

1963 : RCA 47-9494      Pour Me / You Wanna Dance?

19** : RCA 97406          Shimmy Shimmy / Lolita

19** : LARK 7632          Eso Es El Amor / Torna A Sorrento

1971 : FONIOR 24-520    Stories / Judas Kiss

1971 : POLYDOR 2051116        Eso Es El Amor / Ay Malata

1971 : POLYDOR 2121064        Jungle Fever / Cha Ka Cha