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- Artist: Ricardo Ray
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- Release Date: 1967
- Genre: Latin
Review
Jala Jala y Boogaloo, Ricardo Ray's second album for Alegre, was one of the best of his career, beginning with a splendid opener, "Richie's Jala Jala," with over five minutes of room for solos by dual trumpeters: Venezuela's Pedro Rafael Chaparoo and Doc Cheatham. While the first side concentrates on solid boogaloo and soul crossovers, Ray and Bobby Cruz set the template for salsa on the second with a pair of intense, freewheeling jams: "Lo Atara la Arache" and "Cabo E." Just as dozens of Latin groups were jumping aboard the boogaloo bandwagon, Ray showed that a few English lyrics couldn't compromise the energy level of a great Latin combo. ~ John Bush, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Richie's Jala Jala | Ricardo Ray, Bobby Cruz | Ricardo Ray | (5:07) |
| Baby Don't You Cry | Ricardo Ray, Bobby Cruz | Ricardo Ray | (4:05) |
| Colombia's Boogaloo | Ricardo Ray, Bobby Cruz | Ricardo Ray | (4:06) |
| Stop, Look and Listen | Ricardo Ray, Bobby Cruz | Ricardo Ray | (1:56) |
| Lo Atará La Arache | Ricardo Ray | (4:32) | |
| Cabo E | Ricardo Ray | (4:16) | |
| Gentle Rain | Ricardo Ray | (3:49) | |
| 3 and 1 Mozambique | Ricardo Ray, Bobby Cruz | Ricardo Ray | (6:04) |
| Bomba Carabomba | Ricardo Ray, Bobby Cruz | Ricardo Ray | (5:43) |
