Coke

Miami Florida's Coke was a garage band whose sound was a hybrid of Latin soul and bugalu, funk, psychedelia and rock and roll. Their lone eponymous album is a period classic sampled by producers and DJs for more than three decades. Orignally called "Instant Garage Band," the quintet -- Paul Garcia, guitar; Ariel Hernandez, bass; Jose Rubio, organ; Ruben Perez, drums; Peter Fernandez, vocals -- played local gigs with a pair of trumpeters. They won a record deal with Manuel J. Mato's Sound Triangle label. Upon release, the eponymous album sold more than 10,000 copies across sout...