SUMMER THUNDER: JOE BATAAN + DJ TAHLEIM
About This Event
Joe Bataan, the Filipino-American singer-songwriter known as the "King of Latin Soul," appears at Union Pool alongside New York DJ Tahleim. Tahleim, whose sets bridge live Latin music and club formats and favor clarity over spectacle, will employ careful selection and pacing to frame Bataan's Latin soul as the evening shifts between stage and dance floor.
About SUMMER THUNDER: JOE BATAAN + DJ TAHLEIM
At Union Pool, Joe Bataan brings a body of work that helped define New York’s Latin soul moment in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when barrio sounds and pop songwriting overlapped on local dance floors. The Filipino-American singer-songwriter appears alongside NYC DJ Tahleim, whose approach favors clean transitions and patient pacing over hype. Tahleim’s selections move between live Latin recordings and club structure, giving Bataan’s songs room to register as social history as much as entertainment. The pairing reads like a small survey of the city’s long, looped feedback between stage and booth.
About the Artists
DJ Tahleim
DJ Tahleim is a New York City–based DJ who has appeared at Union Pool, often in bills that bridge live Latin music and club formats. They have shared lineups with Salsa Na’ma, Lulada Club, DJ Woof, and DJ Chiquita Brujita, including *Salsa Na’ma Presents.