From Cuba to the Catskills, the mid-20th century saw the rise of an improbable partnership between American Jews and the mambo. And with its popularity, a Yiddish-inspired term entered the lexicon to ...
The Roseland State Ballroom in Bos ton’s Back Bay, just down the street from Symphony Hall, was jumping last week. It was jumping higher than Bostomans had seen in a long while. Cause: the mambo a ...
Latin music is one of music’s most diverse, influential, and exciting genres. Its roots come from traditional African music that, along with its people, made its way to Havana, New Orleans, and ...
Virtually every Latin musician owes something to Israel Lopez, better known as Cachao, whether he or she is aware of it or not. To oversimplify Cachao’s contribution, he took the traditional danzon–a ...
When Paquito Hechavarria and German Pifferrer were kids, mambo was new and Dámaso Perez Prado ruled. "I remember when I was little, I used to sit at the piano," says the 62-year-old Hechavarria, ...
Israel “Cachao” Lopez, the Cuban bassist and composer who is credited with pioneering the mambo style of music, died Saturday at a Miami-area hospital. He was 89. Known simply as Cachao, the ...
With his mambo orchestra a hit right out of the gate, Sergio Mendoza wanted to take his time to record the band’s debut album. Taking their cue from Perez Prado, Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta have put ...
The Mambo king discusses his new 80's album and his relationship with his 1999 smash hit. By Jason Lipshutz Editor “Make it known that I’m still alive!” says Lou Bega, as a message to everyone in the ...
The global DJ talks with us about the deep cultural reverence and respect for the music she selects to build her sets.
DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz (Hear This Music) keep adding extraordinary collabs to their list. This time, they've joined forces with Wisin, Farruko, Myke Towers, Darell and Arcangel to release "Música." ...
A quick show of hands here: How many SoCal cities have a resident Cuban restaurant? Not many, eh? Well, Glendale stands tall in this regard. Mambo’s Café, at the corner of Victory Boulevard and ...
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