On April 18, the second Shingaling Boogaloo was held at the Salt Box in the Stockade District of Kingston, NY. DJ Pete Pop and Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus brought some of their favorite records that feature bongs and Latin-type rhythms. Also, Pete Pop brought his new toys: a pair of Reloop RP-7 turntables—professional record players designed for DJs who spin 7”, mostly 45RPM records exclusively, much like Mr. Pop and The Boog.

The turntables worked beautifully; so much that The Boog is interested in acquiring a pair. These machines would make working the Rumpus Room at the Salt Box much easier as they are a lot lighter than the usual Technics 1200s that they have to drag upstairs at each event.

Meanwhile, attendees didn’t seem to care what turntables were used, as long as the music was hot and loud—which it was—in order for them to jump around and have a good time.

Pete Pop played some great records—including a bunch of great cumbia records. Below is a list of the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, who included a few exotic thangs:

• Mongo Santamaria–Feeling Alright (Atlantic)
• Randy Carlos and His Orchestra–The Monkey’s Guapacha (Fiesta)
• Ray Barretto–Ska Cha (The Thing to Do) (Tico)
• Lord Funny–Soul Chick (Antillana; Canada)
• La Redada–Africa Bom (Vampi Soul; Spain)
• Fela Ransome Kuti and His Koola Lobitos–Waka Waka (KFR)
• Johnny Otis; The Johnny Otis Show–Willie Did the Cha Cha (Capitol)
• Perez Prado and His Orchestra–Son of a Gun (RCA; Germany)
• Wynonie Harris–All She Wants to Do Is Mambo (King)
• Ralph Marterie–Bacardi (United Artists)
• Los Yetis–Cumbia A Go-Go (Fuentes; El Salvador)
• Orquesta Joe Cain–Mambo Au Go Go (Mainstream)
• Chicken y sus Comandos–El Chombito (Gas)
• Mongo Santamaria Band–Watermelon Man (Battle)
• The Paragons–The World Is a Ghetto (Peckings)
• Luchito & Néstor–Fortune Teller (Original Gravity; UK)
• Emilina and Her Brazilians–The Carnival Yeh Yeh Song (Mulata ie ie ie) (Columbia)
• Donato–Bambu (Blue Thumb; France)
• Lonnie Sattin–Soul Bossa Nova (Scepter)
• Señor Jimenez y Los Taquitos–Shake the Can (Feature)
• Bronx River Parkway–Quiénes Que Resolverlo (Antes Que Hacerlo) (Latin Express)
• Quartet Tres Bien–Voo Doo Man (Royal-Tone)
• Ronald Downer & Count Ossie Band – vibes: Lennie Hibert–A Ju Ju Wa (Gay Feet/Dub*Store; Japan)
• Roland Alphonso–Pipeland (King Edwards; UK)
• Lata Mangeshkar & Bhupinder–Meeth Bol Bole (The Gramophone Company of India Limited; India)
• Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra–One-Two-Three Kick – Part 1 (The Original Conga) (RCA Victor)
• Phil Tate and His Orchestra–Over the Rainbow (Cha-Cha-Cha) (Oriole; UK)
• The Platters–Shake It Up Mambo (Federal)
• Comparsa Universitaria de La Laguna–Boogaloo en Tijuana (RCA Victor)
• Burundi Stephenson Black–Burundi Black Part 1 (Barclay; France)
• Delroy Wilson–Get Ready (Grounation; Austria)
• The Chosen Few–Everybody Plays the Fool (Trojan; UK)
• Owen Grey–Dream Lover (Festival; France)
• Cornell Campbell–The Duke of Earl (Attack; Jamaica)
• Mongo Santamaria–Sunshine of Your Love (Atlantic)
• Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra–Gesundheit (A-Choo! Cha-Cha) (RCA Victor)
• Jimmie Dodd the Mickey Mouse Club Chorus and Orchestra–The Mickey Mouse Mambo (ABC-Paramount)
• Ronny Kae–Caravan (Band Box)
• Les Elgart and His Orchestra–Voo Doo Drums (Columbia)
• Joe Bataan–Shaft (Fania)
• Orquesta Moderna–Woe Woe Baby (Fonseca)
• Hermanos Armas Y su Conjunto–A Mover Las Caderas (Triunfo; Peru)
• Los Daddys–Cumbia Kairo (Discos Mas)
• Fernandito Villalona y su Orq.–Tabaco y Ron (Prodim; Panama)
• unknown artist–no title listed – test pressing (Apra Limited;?)
• Tito Puente’s Orchestra–Twiggy (Tico)
• El Gran Combo–Shing-A-Ling for My Baby (Gema)
• Pete Rodriguez–I Like It Like That (Alegre)
• Orchestra Kool–Boogaloo Baby (Fonseca)
• Sonora Santanera; cantan: Juanito Slivestre y Andres–El Orangutan (Discos Columbia)
• Big Jay McNeely–Three Blind Mice (Vee-Jay)
• Les Chakachas–Arriba la Conga (RCA; Germany)
• Johnny Pate Combo–Cha Cha Blues (Drake)
• Freddie Mitchell–Freddie’s New Calypso (ABC-Paramount)
• Phyllis Branch and the Twilights–Calypso Fever (Tuxedo)
• Hibari Misora–Yasashii Ainouta (Columbia; Japan)
• Perez Prado and His Orchestra–Bongo Bash (Yemaya) (RCA Victor)
• Desmond Riley–If I Had Wings (Harlem Shuffle; UK)
• Prince Buster All Stars featuring Raymond Harper–African Blood (Prince Buster; Jamaica)
• Tito Puente y su Orquesta–Last Tango in Paris (Tico)

None of these records are for sale!