After forming the Caribbean Kings, it was natural that we should have a Basement hang-out. We had one of the best there was by January 1971. It had a living room where we'd hang out for hours, it had 2 bedrooms, one of those was La Cueva de Mama; El Doctor painted a fluorescent mural of a naked woman on one of it's black walls. We also had a pool table, a boxing, wrestling area; and of course a Dance Room with rubber floors, black painted walls, fluorescent hand prints on the ceiling, graffiti, art, and posters, a strong flourescent black light, plus a powerful music system with a variable speed turntable. This was the hottest spot on 177 Street in Manhattan. Folks would come from miles away to see what we had made. This was the hippest Club House around.
Here's a sample of some of the sounds we'd play all day long...
This one to blow your mind:
This was the epitome of the whole era: I can still see Rhadames dancing to it.
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