Mambo (1938 song)

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

Personnel

Antonio Arcaño (replaced by Eulogio Ortiz on 1951 recording) – flute

Jesús López – piano

Israel "Cachao" López – double bass

Orestes López – cello

Miguel Valdés – viola

Enrique Jorrín – violin

Elio Valdés – violin

Fausto Muñoz – violin

Félix Reina - violin

Antonio Sánchez "Musiquita" – violin

Ulpiano Díaz – timbales

Eliseo Martínez – tumbadora

Gustavo Tamayo – güiro

References

Mambo (1938 song) Wikipedia

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