OffBeat contributing writer John Radanovich will have a release party for his new book, Pérez Prado: King of the Mambo on Thursday June 18 at The Broadside (600 N Broad St), featuring special musical ...
José Dámaso Pérez Prado conocido como el “Rey del Mambo”, fue un músico, compositor, pianista y arreglista cubano que se nacionalizo mexicano al llegar a este país en 1946. Hace 37 años falleció a la ...
Before Lou Bega ripped off “Mambo #5”, and even before a well-known beer manufacturer borrowed “Guaglione” for their success commercial campaign in the UK, Pérez Prado was already a legend. He was one ...
Rhythm Planet explores the world of Afro-Cuban mambo from its beginnings in the 1940’s, through its high point in the 1960’s, to the present day. Next we hear Pérez Prado’s biggest hit, “Mambo #5.” ...
"Mambo No. 5" was a 1950 song that was released by Pérez Prado. The recording was preserved in the National Recording ...
This week we listen to some Afro-Cuban mambo from its beginnings in the 1940’s, through its high point in the 1960’s, to the present day. Like the words bongo and… Next we hear Pérez Prado’s biggest ...
Don’t blame the fiery Pérez Prado for that enervating Louie Vega remake of “Mambo #5,” though you could possibly blame him for Ricky Ricardo, as well as America’s continuing obsession with the sensual ...
A new dance craze was sweeping the hemisphere. Part rumba and part jive, with a strong dash of itching powder, the mambo had left unstormed only the tango strongholds of Argentina and the samba-land ...
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