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<title>Buena Vista Social Club</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This Cuban musicians' collective has played together for over half a century, and it shows. Stylistically, they span the entire spectrum of Afro-Cuban music. Deliciously slow bolero ballads and majestic danzones feature the swell of strings, while background vocals conveying messages of romance hide behind arrestingly beautiful melodies. Buena Vista Social Club's most influential style is the exuberant, polyrhythmic music known as son, which gave birth to both Mambo and Salsa. These upbeat numbers are full of infectious guitar licks, multilayered Afro-Cuban rhythms, soaring vocal melodies, and brash, Big Band-style horn parts.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Tito Puente</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:31:44 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Most of the rock generation is familiar with Tito Puente through Santana's cover of "Oye Como Va" and his appearance in <i>The Mambo Kings</i>. By venturing closer to the source, they will discover what Latin jazz fans have known for years: Puente's intoxicating mix of Big Band jazz and Latin music creates Mambo madness at its finest. Tito Puente is credited with fusing Cuban charangas with Big Band swing and Bop. Puente always had one eye on dance fans and indeed, his music puts the ghost of St. Vitus in your body. But his other eye was planted on jazz fans -- he loved arranging for composers such as Horace Silver and his soulmate Dizzy Gillespie. There are many similarities between Puente and Diz's various big bands -- chief among them the spirit of global brotherhood that they celebrate. But Tito Puente never let his jazz side distract from his music's mass popularity; when the Big Band era was long gone, Puente not only kept his band together but saw it thrive. With more than a hundred albums to his credit, at least one or two should be a part of every collection.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Lou Bega</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Skipped Mambos Nos. 1 through 4, but did not skip Monica, Erica, Rita, Tina, Sandra, Mary, or Jessica. Fun fact: actually German! (And Sicilian and Ugandan, sort of.) Recommended: "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)"]]></description>
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<title>Tito Rodriguez</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tito Rodriguez was the archetypal suave Latin nightclub singer. His distinct, resonant voice floated crystal-clear above the dense sound of his large orchestra. Born in Puerto Rico, Rodriguez came to New York City in 1939, where he sang with the eminent bands of Xavier Cugat and Noro Morales. His recognition established, he ventured off on his own in the late '40s. It was the age of the Mambo, and his gigantic band became a favorite that competed with Tito Puente and Machito for top billing in the '50s. His recordings usually contained boleros, slow romantic ballads and dance tracks. United Artists signed him in 1960 and his success quickly spread though all of Latin America.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Beny More</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:31:24 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the most loved and influential singers in the history of the Spanish language, Beny More has attained the status of saint in his Cuban homeland. Possessed of a naturally pure tenor voice, he established himself as a singer in the 1940s with groups led by legendary figures Miguel Matamoros and Perez Prado in Mexico City. Later, he returned to Havana with his own large orchestra that featured a big, brash horn section and Cuban percussion he conducted with gregarious flare. Equally adept at singing either the slow Bolero or an up-tempo Mambo and son guajiro, he always cut a dapper figure in his zoot suits, large white hat, and black cane. Although musically uneducated, he demonstrated sophisticated techniques such as his trademark vocal sustain that slid up or down the scale as smoothly as rum flowed in the clubs of pre-revolutionary Cuba. Much like his famous song "Bonito y Sabroso," his music remains both beautiful and evocative of a different era.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Perez Prado</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:31:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The true Mambo King, Perez Prado helped invent the genre he worked in by fusing American Big Band Jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms. In the current retro-Lounge fad, Prado is remembered as a kind of hip Lawrence Welk, but his music is full of real passion and verve. Even though he had a couple of number one hits during the 1950s, he has always been respected more by musicians than the general public. The man deserves your respect, though, and the best way to show it to him is to throw on a puffy shirt and mambo till dawn.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Willie Bobo</title>
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<category>Latin Soul</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:56 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The sideman of all sidemen, Willie Bobo emerged in the 1950s as a percussionist with Tito Puente's band. After recording with such Latin hitmakers as Perez Prado and Mongo Santamaria, he began putting out his own records  a mix of Funk, soul and Latin grooves infused into the hits of the day. Thick with horns, congas, and timbales, records like <I>Juicy</I> continue to be perennial favorites at after hours haunts and smoky nightclubs.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Israel "Cachao" Lopez </title>
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<category>Caribbean</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:31:44 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cuban bass player and composer Israel "Cachao" Lopez began his career in Havana in the 1930s. He and his brother, coming from a musical family noted for bassists, are credited with writing the first Mambo musical arrangements for the Arcano y sus Maravillas. Watching Cachao thump, coax, and tease the strings of his large, upright bass is to see a true master at work. Perhaps his most notable contribution to the evolution of Cuban music are his classic '50s jam session (or "descarga") recordings, which still serve as advanced music lessons for aspiring musicians. Playing a wide range of Cuban styles, his ensemble's horn players and rhythm section would incorporate jazz elements on these incendiary tracks. Migrating from Havana to New York (and later, Las Vegas), he was living in Miami when actor Andy Garcia produced the <i>Master Sessions</i> recordings; coupled with a documentary film of a live performance, he introduced a new public to the sophisticated, diverse history of Cuban music. The prolific composer and acknowledged father of mambo died on March 22, 2008, at the age of 89.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Tito Gomez</title>
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<category>Latin</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:32:23 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This Cuban singer became popular singing with Orquesta Riverside and Enrique Jorrin in the 1940s and '50s, later contributing to the classic <i>Estrellas de Areito</i> recording. Quintessentially Cuban, Gomez possessed the pipes of an opera singer. He specialized in romantic songs.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Johnny Blas</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:33:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This conga player and band leader is helping to update Latin Jazz for the twenty-first century. Blas knows how to keep a party moving: his music can be appreciated as dance music but it's equally rewarding as a sit-down listen with its adventurous writing, arranging, and soloing. Like jazz musicians of the past, Blas keeps one eye on entertaining the masses and the other on pleasing the jazz hounds. He creates true multigenerational, multi-ethnic party music.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Joe Cuba Sextette</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 02:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Pucho &amp; His Latin Soul Brothers</title>
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<category>Caribbean</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Highly percussive music from a master of Latin-influenced jazz. Pucho, alone and with his Latin Soul Brothers, has found new audiences with his Acid Jazz/Latin Jazz style that uses a variety of percussion and horns to create solid rhythmic grooves.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Xavier Cugat</title>
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<category>Vintage Lounge</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:31:14 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Machito</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:44:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Machito's contribution to the development of Afro-Cuban Jazz can not be overstated. His band, the Afro-Cuban Salseros, were the first to fuse jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythm. The band's arrangements broke new ground with their use of contrasting rhythmic figures and dynamic contrast. Musical director, lead trumpeter and cousin Mario Bauza used the band's three trumpets to achieve piercing climaxes, while the saxophone section offered lush harmonies and counterpoint. Cutting-edge solo improvisations grounded themselves in the Bop innovations of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, both of whom served stints in the band themselves.The band maintained a rock-solid foundation in the traditional Cuban rhythmic pattern known as the "clave." Machito stood at the head of this musical juggernaut, leading the band with his maracas and rich, vibrato-laden baritone. This musical hybrid gave rise to a dance craze which was to last over a decade. Critics and fans labeled the sound "Mambo," which, in the Yoruba language, means "important matter." An important matter, indeed.
- Noah Enelow]]></description>
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<title>Generoso Jimenez</title>
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<category>Cuban</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:38:38 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Trombonist Generoso Jimenez leads his brass and rhythm-heavy orchestra through a jam session workout. Horns trade lines, comp, and solo as the drums and percussion keep the tempo strong. Loose and tasty with a hint of jazz.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Cubanismo!</title>
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<category>Caribbean</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:33:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Before there was Buena Vista Social Club, Cubanismo was on the road bringing classic Cuban dance music to the American and European public. Founded by trumpeter Jesus Alemany, a member of the seminal Cuban group Sierra Maestra, Cubanismo released their first album in 1996. Like a compact version of the classic Mambo orchestras of the 1950s, they are a stunning live band who combine the energy of young lions with the experience of legendary veterans. The rhythm section is anchored by the dance-steady bass of Carlos Del Puerto, an integral member of jazz giants Irakere, while the trumpets and saxophones play tight ensemble arrangements that also allow for inspired soloing. Drawing inspiration from classic Cuban material such as the songs of Arsenio Rodriguez, they also explore the Latin tinge of New Orleans music in a unique collaboration entitled <I>Mardi Gras Mambo</I>. They helped lay the foundation for the re-emergence of Cuban music on the world stage, breathing new life into timeless material.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Richie Ray &amp; Bobby Cruz</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:07:15 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Los Zafiros</title>
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<category>Caribbean</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:41:17 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Though they lived and died just 90 miles away from U.S. shores, most Americans have never heard of los Zafiros. But this group knew of America intimately: conceived in the early 1960s, the band followed in the footsteps of doo-wop acts like the Coasters and the Platters and ended up not only reproducing but in many ways exceeding the vocal talents of their heroes.While they started out singing just doo-wop, pretty soon they added boleros, bossa novas and tumbaos to their repertoire with sublime results. Headed by four singers and accompanied (unusual for the time) on guitar by arranger Manuel Galban, the fresh-faced group became an international sensation, making a splash at Paris's Olympia Theater and going on to meet the Beatles and performing in exotic locales like Russia and Poland. But for all their talent, los Zafiros embodied both the promise and pitfalls of pop music: alcohol abuse consumed three of the four lead singers, and the group began destroying their hotel rooms as they fought each other. As a result, their international gigs dried up as their reputation preceded them. Galban left the group and immigrated to Miami in 1972, and by 1975 it was all over, thanks in part to changing musical tastes and in part to the group's self-destructive behavior. Ignacio Elejalde died in 1981 at age 37, Leonicio "Kike" Morua died a year later of cirrhosis and Eduardo Hernandez ("El Chino") died in 1995 after years of blindness and alcoholism. Nonesuch released <I>Bossa Cubana</I> in 1999, reviving the band's fortunes a bit, and in 2003 producer/director Lorenzo Destefano released a documentary about the group.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Estrellas de Areito</title>
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<category>Cuban</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:41:15 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In 1979, an all-star cast was assembled in Havana for what would become a legendary recording session. Under the direction of trombone player Juan Pablo Torres, more than thirty musicians -- young and old -- were brought together to jam on classic Cuban songs. New arrangements were written and musicians were encouraged to improvise in a loose, but competitive atmosphere. It was the last brilliant performance for trumpeter Felix Chappotin, as well as for singers Tito Gomez and Felix Chappottin. Every cut recorded over those five days features phenomenal solo and ensemble work that stretches ten minutes or longer. Pianist Ruben Gonzalez sparkles while young lions Paquito D'Rivera (on saxophone) and Arturo Sandoval (on trumpet) strut their stuff. Percussion and drumming is incendiary, particularly that of conga demigod Tata Guines. Add flute, electric bass, more vocalists, four trombones and as many violins, and you have a genuine jam session. Originally released as five LPs in West Africa and France, these recordings were largely ignored in Cuba. Recorded at a time when commercial concerns were unimportant, the sheer joy of playing music shines through in the magic heard here, as created live at Havana's famed Egrem studios.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Blanca Rosa Gil</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This Cuban torch-singer has one of those rare voices that's at once tremendously seductive and frightening. Wearing her heart on her sleeve, Blanca Rosa Gil sings romantic boleros with quiet, quivering passion. She also lets loose half-screams of spurned outrage, depending on which is appropriate for the song. Making her mark in Cuban cabarets in the '50s, Gil performed with a Mambo orchestra that played melodramatic songs with great horn arrangements. Before the Cuban revolution she relocated to Mexico and never returned to her homeland. Her recordings stand as a testament to the musical integrity of a bygone age, while her assertiveness stands in contrast to the nostalgic image of the obsequious female singer. Although some of her contemporaries had long, visible careers, much of Blanca Rosa Gil's later life remains a mystery.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Chico O'Farrill</title>
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<category>Afro-Cuban Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 6 Dec 2008 14:06:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[O'Farrill is one of the finest writers and arrangers for Latin big bands. He led his own group during the '50s, but his work with Charlie Parker, Cal Tjader and particularly Count Basie is more well-known. He has recorded a pair of sizzling albums during the '90s.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Dance Music Of Cuba</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:46:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Mambo All-Stars</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:39:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Conjunto Cespedes</title>
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<category>Caribbean</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:01:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Martin Lopez</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:46:38 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Rene Touzet</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Touzet leads spicy romps through a variety of Mambo classics, movie themes and standards. Led by sparkling piano, or large horn section, it's the percussive bedding's grounding force that gives these pieces momentum.
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<title>Kako</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Mambo Dance</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:20:27 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Orlando Marin</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 02:38:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Pio Leyva</title>
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<category>Cuban</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:31:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of Cuba's elder statesmen of Son, Pio Leyva is enjoying worldwide adulation thanks to his participation in <i>Buena Vista Social Club</I>. Known for his quick wit and improvisational singing ability, Leyva began his singing career in 1932, earning the nickname "El Montunero de Cuba." He performed with Beny More, Nora Morales and Compay Segundo in the '50s. His nasal-toned voice may have lost some of its raw power over the years, but he compensates with a seasoned sense of timing and his mischievous personality. His participation in the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Barbarito Torres' recordings show that this octogenarian is still capable of inspiring his fellow musicians.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Eguie Castrillo</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:34:57 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The Mambo Boys</title>
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<category>New Orleans &amp; Early Jazz</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:32:48 -0700</pubDate>
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<rhap:artist xmlns:rhap="rhap">The Mambo Boys</rhap:artist>
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<description><![CDATA[Their version of classic Mambo music with the second line rhythm of a New Orleans brass band is a true revelation. The tuba lays the basslines while the brass vamps off the melody and the drums roll forward joyously.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Karmen-V</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Machito &amp; His Afro-Cubans</title>
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<category>Mambo</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:08:18 -0700</pubDate>
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