Pryda
Cuba
Born: 11 December 1916
Died: 14 September 1989
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80
Genres: Latin, Jazz, International
Styles: Salsa, Latin America, Latin America, Tropical, Mambo, Latin Big Band, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Tropical, Latin Pop., Big Band, Big Band/Swing
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Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Pérez Prado was the single most important musician involved in the hugely popular Latin dance craze. Whether he actually created the rhythm is somewhat disputed, but it's abundantly clear that Prado developed it into a bright, swinging style with massive appeal for dancers of all backgrounds and classes. Prado's mambo was filled with piercing high-register trumpets, undulating saxophone counterpoint, atmospheric organ (later on), and harmonic ideas borrowed from jazz. While his tight percussion arran...
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