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.” ...
Who in the Denver area doesn’t remember Cabaret Diosa’s joyful mambo rock with pleasure? If you ever saw the band play live, then you already know about its infectious stylings and intoxicating energy ...
It's notoriously difficult to capture in prose the passion and quicksilver footwork of dance; attempts to replicate the intricacies of, say, the mambo can sound less like praise songs than like cattle ...