The Chakachas

The Chakachas The Chakachas Belgian musical group The Chakachas were a Belgium-based group of Latin soul studio musicians. Also known as Les Chakachas, Los Chakachas, or Los Chicles,[citation needed] they were formed by bandleader Gaston Bogaerts, percussion (conga and tumba);[1] Kari Kenton, vocals and maracas; Vic Ingeveldt (a Dutchman from Liège), saxophone; Charlie Lots, trumpet; Christian Marc, piano; Henri Breyre, guitar and backing vocals; and Bill Raymond, bass guitar. All were native to Schaerbeek (a district of Brussels), or nearby Charleroi, Willebroek and Liège. History They started out in the late 1950s as cha-cha-cha band, and had a Belgian No. 1 in 1958 with "Eso es el amor",[1] which was sung in Spanish. In 1959 they recorded "Rebecca" (a.k.a. "Rebekka"),…

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