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Mambo (1938 song)

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Wikipedia article


'"Mambo"' is a 1938 danzn nuevo ritmo by Arcao y sus Maravillas. It was composed by the band's cellist/multi-instrumentalist Orestes Lpez. The piece includes a final section with syncopated montunos which would give rise to the mambo music genre popularized by Dmaso Prez Prado and others.

Personnel



*Antonio Arcao (replaced by Eulogio Ortiz on 1951 recording) flute

*Jess Lpez piano

*Israel "Cachao" Lpez double bass

*Orestes Lpez cello

*Miguel Valds viola

*Enrique Jorrn violin

*Elio Valds violin

*Fausto Muoz violin

*Flix Reina - violin

*Antonio Snchez "Musiquita" violin

*Ulpiano Daz timbales

*Eliseo Martnez tumbadora

*Gustavo Tamayo giro

References



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