Bugalu Foundation are the fresh new sound of Barrio Funk and Latin Soul!

A band who connect the past to the present whilst pointing to the future. A bunch of musicians from the north of England who sound like they’ve just stepped out of a Spanish Harlem nightclub at 4am around 1973!

Their style of boogaloo is heavily influenced by the music of Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri, and particularly the 70’s era of ‘Our Latin Thing’, when the musical traditions of New York’s east and west Harlem come together in an irresistible fusion of Jazz, Funk and Soul with the beats of ’El Barrio’ and the Hispanic traditions of Latin America. This nine piece powerhouse has more than a hint of Palmieri’s trombone rich ‘La Perfecta’, combined with the guitar fuelled Afro-Latin style of Joe Battaan.