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Freeman started his music career in 2009 when he recorded his first track Unondipa Rudo which was produced by WeMaNuff Nhubu. Before becoming a recording artist, he was a professional footballer playing for Mwana Africa F.C. in first division league at the time, he also spent a considerable time of his life in the late 2000s as a butcher boy in the Waterfalls area. [5]
The album consists of diverse Latin music styles from Cuba (rumba, mozambique, mambo, chachachá, bolero), the Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico , Colombia (cumbia, mapeyé) and Brazil (samba, pagode). [1] The album is mostly sung in English and features guest appearances by Kirsty MacColl, Willie Colón and Celia Cruz, among others.
"Mambo" is a 1938 danzón nuevo ritmo by Arcaño y sus Maravillas. It was composed by the band's cellist/multi-instrumentalist Orestes López . [ 1 ] 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.
"Mambo 23" is the lead single of Guerra's second EP, Radio Guira. It was released on September 22, 2023, by Rimas Entertainment . [ 2 ] The track marked the first time that the artist ventured into Mambo Merengue or Merengue de Calle (Urban Merengue) and Latin trap.
Orestes López was born in Old Havana on August 28, 1908, into a family of musicians. [3] As a pre-teenager he studied piano, cello, violin and the five-key ebony flute. In 1924, at age 15, he became double bassist for the newly founded Havana Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Pedro Sanjuán. [3]
Mambo Birdland is a live album by the American musician Tito Puente. [2] [3] It was released in 1999.[4]The album won a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Tropical Latin Performance"; it was Puente's fifth Grammy.
Americano" is a mariachi, house, and techno track, [9] [10] [11] with elements of Latin music. [12] Featuring instrumentation from flamenco guitar and castanet, [13] the track has a "disco-ready" beat accompanied by horns [4] and a classical violin and rave bass. [9] [13] The tune of "Mambo Italiano" is featured in the beginning of the song. [14]
They took a trip to Cuba together to record in the style of mid-century Cuban band music, and put an ensemble together during a trip to Havana with the help of Cesar Lopez of the group Irakere. [2] The group signed to Daptone Records in 2018, releasing a 7" single with the label and then a self-titled full-length that year. [ 3 ]