Mambo (music)
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Mambo is a Cuban musical form and dance style that achieved popularity in Havana, Mexico City and New York City. The word mambo means conversation with the gods in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba.
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Mambo musicians
- Pérez Prado
- Benny Moré
- Arsenio Rodríguez
- Orestes López
- Pupi Campo
- Enrique Jorrín
- The big band Xavier Cugat
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