Latin soul Latin soul Latin soul (and related Boogaloo) was a short lived musical genre which developed in the 1960s in New York City. It consisted of a blend of Cuban mambo with elements of Latin jazz and soul music. Although short-lived, the genre had a great influence on the growing Salsa movement which would dominate the New York Latin music scene in the 1970s. Today, the term is typically used by Hispanic artists producing R&B or soul music. Latin soul placed a heavy emphasis on its Afro-Cuban rhythms and featured songs sung mostly in English. The style grew out of an
James (name) James (name) James is masculine given name, a modern descendant of Iacomus, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Jacob. James is a popular name worldwide, but it is most commonly seen in English-speaking populations. It has several alternative spellings but none of which as common as the original. Diminutives for the name include Jay, Jamie, Jem, Jim, Jimbo, and Jimmy and some of them have become popular as given names in their own right, particularly Jamie. James is one of the most common male names in the English-speaking world. In the United States, James was one of the five