Credits: Carlos Loti, Tito Madinez
The Chakachas were a Belgium based group of Latin Soul studio musicians.
Also known as Les Chakachas or Los Chakachas, they were formed by band leader Gaston Bogaert, ex-Los Juano Boengs and ex-The Continentals, percussion (conga tumba); Tito Puente's singer wife Kari Kenton, vocals maracas; Vic Ingeveldt (Dutchman from Liege), saxophone; Charlie Lots, trumpet; Christian Marc, piano; Henri Breyre, guitar backing vocals; and Bill Raymond, bass guitar. All were native in Schaarbeek (a district of Brussels), or nearby Charleroi; Willebroek and Liege.
They started out in the late 1950s, and had a Belgian #1 in 1958 with "Eso es el amor", which was sung in Spanish.
In 1962, they crept into the UK Singles Chart for the first time with "Twist Twist", which reached #48.