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4 unusual facts about Mambo


Mambo

Mambo section, a section in arrangements of some types of Afro-Caribbean music, particularly danzón; the musical form of the same name developed from this section

"Mambo No. 5", a song originally recorded by Pérez Prado and, more recently, by Lou Bega

Mambo Graphics, the company behind the Australian surf clothing brand Mambo

Rock-a-Mambo

Orchestre Rock-a-Mambo was an African jazz band from Brazzaville of 1950s.


¡Sí Señor!...

Soap Opera superstar Susan Lucci used the song on the sixth night of the competition Dancing with the Stars with a mambo choreography.

A Little Bit of Mambo

A Little Bit of Mambo is the debut album by Lou Bega released in 1999 (see 1999 in music).

Aldo Brizzi

In 2005 he collaborated with Alfredo Arias on the musical Mambo Mistico (Théâtre national de Chaillot, Paris), which was awarded the best music/soundtrack prize in the 12th Cérémonie du Souffleur (2004–05).

Azúcar Moreno

1991's Mambo became their commercial break-through in Japan and the title track of their 1994 album El Amor was featured in Luis Llosa's movie The Specialist.

Chucho Valdés

Chucho has won four Grammy awards: in 1978 for the album Live at Newport by Irakere; in 1998 for his contribution to the CD Havana by his band Crisol (formed in 1997), with two songs - "Mr. Bruce" and "Mambo para Roy" - written by Chucho; in 2003 for his album Live at the Village Vanguard; and in 2011 for his album Chucho's Steps.

Daniel Lisulo

Born in Mongu, Zambia, Lisulo married Mary Mambo in 1967; she died in 1976, leaving Lisulo with two daughters.

Ennio de Concini

Among the 60 films to his credit are The Twist (1976), The Four of the Apocalypse (1975), Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973), Battle of the Worlds (1961), Black Sunday (1960), Long Night in 1943 (1960), Il Grido (1957), War and Peace (1956), and Mambo (1954).

Grace Chang

She was an actress from the (Cathay Motion Picture and General Investments Limited) with many successes from "It Blossoms Again" to "The Wild, Wild Rose" and "Mambo Girl".

John Viavattine

On June 12, 2007, Viavattine and the Mambo Kings opened for the rock group "Los Lonely Boys" at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.

Lorenzo Sassoli de Bianchi

He is president of the Italian Advertisers Association (Utenti Pubblicità Associati - UPA) and President of the Bologna Museum of Modern Art (MAMbo).

Mambo Kurt

Mambo Kurt (born Rainer Limpinsel; 11 April 1967 in Hagen) is a German comedy and novelty act who performs covers of mainstream and classic rock hits.

Mambo Nassau

Mambo Nassau is the second album of French singer, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, it was released on ZE Records in 1981 and recorded at the Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas

Mambo Taxi

The band's name was taken from the film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and was a reference to the Mambo Taxi used by the film's heroine.

Mario Bauzá

The band played mambo-style dance numbers at venues such as Manhattan's Palladium Ballroom.

Max Salazar

His 2002 book "Mambo Kingdom: Latin Music In New York" (ISBN 0825672775) contains a number of articles about the Mambo legend Tito Puente and over 200 other dance articles for the Village Voice, Latin Times, Billboard, etc.

Michael Terrace

His stories of the formative years of the mambo in the Catskills inspired Eleanor Bergstein's vision of lead character Johnny Castle (played by Patrick Swayze).

Ogguere

Deciding to disregard the lucrative reggaeton niche, Edrey and Ulises' idea was to use all the Cuban rhythms and create a fusion of Mambo, Son, Chachacha and mix them with funkier sounds, like the rumba.

Orestes López

Subsequently, the syncopated bass in the tune gave rise on the one hand to the dance genre known as mambo created by Pérez Prado, and on the other to the cha-cha-chá created by Enrique Jorrín.

Raul Paz

In 2005, Alfredo Arias gave Raúl Paz a leading part in Mambo Mystico, his last musical at the Théâtre national de Chaillot.

Representing the Mambo

Representing the Mambo is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music).

Sun of a Beach – The Return of Alleinunterhalter vol. 5

this album was recorded live and features Mambo's 80 year old Hammond Organ teacher, Heidi Schulz singing covers of Anarchy in the UK and Sympathy for the Devil.

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

In telling Cesar’s story, Hijuelos weaves in cameo appearances by several real-life mambo musicians, including Desi Arnaz, Tito Puente, Pérez Prado, Machito and Mongo Santamaría.

Zumba Fitness 2

Players can learn and perfect nine different dance styles: Reggaeton, Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Hip hop, Mambo, Rumba, Flamenco and Calypso as well as new routines including the Axe, Indian, Latin Pop, Bellydance and Pasodoble.


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