In 1943, a musician named Perez Prado came up with the dance for the Mambo music, the Mambo dance. He introduced it at La Tropicana night-club in Havana in 1943. He also became the first person to market his music as Mambo. After Havana, Prado moved his music to Mexico, and then New York City. Along the way, his style became increasingly homogenized in order to appeal to mainstream American listeners. Following in the footsteps of Prado came a wave of mambo musicians, such as Enrique Jorrín. Some experimented with new techniques, such as faster beats and the use of side steps in the dance; this latter innovation formed the foundation of cha-cha-cha, and was the result of Jorrin's experimentation. Cha-cha-cha was very pop-oriented, especially after Arthur Murray further simplified the dance. Mambo remained popular throughout the United States and Cuba until the 1960s, when a combination of boogaloo and pachanga (both modified forms of mambo) were created. By the mid-1950s mambo mania had reached fever pitch. In New York the mambo was played in a high-strung, sophisticated way that had the Palladium Ballroom, the famous Broadway dance-hall, jumping. The Ballroom soon proclaimed itself the "temple of mambo," for the city's best dancers—the Mambo Aces, "Killer Joe" Piro, Augie and Margo Rodriguez, Paulito and Lilon, Louie Maquina and Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar—gave mambo demonstrations there and made a reputation for their expressive use of arms, legs, head and hands. Augie and Margo became the highest paid dance duo in the world and still dance in Las Vegas 50 years later (2006). The 1990s saw a resurgence in popularity of latin music and dance in popular culture. Billed as a revival of 'Mambo', the new form of 'Mambo' dance (alternatively called 'breaking on 2') bears absolutely no resemblance to the music and dance of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1992, the Warner Brothers hit film The Mambo Kings, starring Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas, received numerous acting and music award nominations such as Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, and others. Music greats Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, and others appeared in the film, to the delight of music fans. Although the soundtrack had very little Mambo, but mostly alternative latin rhythms, the soundtrack received wide acclaim. The dancing in the film was also not Mambo, but a dance invented in 1970s New York by Eddie Torres and other contemporary Puerto Rican dancers. As Eddie Torres called his new dance Mambo as well(despite not being danced to Mambo music, but rather Salsa or Son), many modern people are now under the impression that this was the form of the dance that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Whereas, they bear litte resemblance to one another. Actual Mambo music which did make a revival, included Guinness which in 1995, used Perez Prado's track Guaglione in an advertising campaign featuring the dancing of Dublin actor Joe McKinney. The song was released as a single and reached number 2 in the UK charts. In 1999, Lou Bega released a cover version of Mambo No. 5, another Prado original, which became a hit across Europe. Music from the CD "Mambo" has been featured in the following Films and TV Shows: Rico Mambo featured in "Recipe For A Perfect Christmas" (Lifetime), "The Hot Chick" (Touchstone) Arroz Con Pollo featured in "Ugly Betty" (ABC). Tu Mambo featured in "Samantha Who?" (ABC), "Take The Lead" (New Line Cinema) and "Noriega:God's Favorite" (Showtime). Songozon featured in "Nothing Like The Holidays" (Overture Films). Como Se Baila featured in "The Unit" (CBS), "Daybreak" (ABC). Salmambo featured in "Privileged" (CW) Cool Mambo featured in "New York Minute" (Warner Bros.) ALBUM CREDITS: La Tropicana Orchestra 1. Tropicana - ( J.A.Perez-Alvarez) 2:45 Arranged by: Jesus A. Perez Piano, Percussion, Vocals: Jesus A. Perez Bass, Organ: Danny Osuna Percussion & Drums: Eugenio Osorio Sax Alto, Tenor: Giovani Arteaga Trumpets: Eduardo Sanchez The Latin Mambo Orchestra (featuring Luis Eric) 2. Rico Mambo - (D.Indart, L.E.Gonzalez) 3:12 Arranged by: Daniel Indart, Luis Eric Gonzalez Trumpets: Luis Eric Trombone, Piano: Alejandro Carballo Bass: Eddy Resto Percussion: Humberto Hernandez Vocals: Luis Eric, Daniel Indart The Latin Mambo Orchestra (featuring Martin Padilla) 3. TunPaKun - (E.Villaparedes) 3:05 Arranged by: Enzo Villaparedes Trumpets: Enzo Villaparedes, Oscar Martinez Sax: Giovanni Arteaga Percussion: Eugenio Osorio Piano: Jesus A. Perez Bass: Enzo Villaparedes Vocals: Martin Padilla, Daniel Indart, Enzo Villaparedes TropiLounge 4. Cafe Havana - (D.Indart, D.Osuna, S.Traina) 2:34 Arranged by: Daniel Indart Programming: Danny Osuna Vocals: Sara Traina The Latin Mambo Orchestra 5. Aquellos Tiempos - (E.Villaparedes) 2:21 Arranged by: Enzo Villaparedes Trumpets: Enzo Villaparedes Percussion: Enzo Villaparedes, Daniel Indart Bass, Piano: Enzo Villaparedes Vocals: Enzo Villaparedes, Daniel Indart The New Havanna Orchestra 6. Mambo Congo - (D.Indart, J.A.Perez-Alvarez) 3:34 Arranged by: Jesus A. Perez Saxes: Giovanni Arteaga Trumpets: Ernesto Duarte Trombones: Yordan Martinez Percussion: Eugenio Osorio Piano, Bass, Percussion: Jesus A. Perez Vocals: Gabriel Gonzalez, Jesus Alejandro “El Niño” The Latin Mambo Orchestra (featuring Martin Padilla) 7. Arroz con Pollo - (E.Villaparedes, D.Indart) 2:40 Arranged by: Enzo Villaparedes Trumpets, Bass, Piano: Enzo Villaparedes Saxes: Michael Turre Percussion: Eugenio Osorio, Enzo Villaparedes Vocals: Martin Padilla, Daniel Indart, Enzo Villaparedes The New Havanna Orchestra 8. Tu Mambo - (D.Indart) 2:03 Arranged by: Jesus A. Perez Percussion: Kevin Ricard, Papo Rodriguez Baby Bass: George Lopez Trumpets: Charlie Biggs Trombones: Bob McChesney Sax baritone, alto: Michael Turre La Tropicana Orchestra 9. Uno, Dos, Tres - (D.Indart, J.A.Perez-Alvarez) 2:42 Arranged by: Jesus A. Perez Piano, Bass, Percussion, Vocals: Jesus A. Perez, Daniel Indart Percussion & Drums: Eugenio Osorio Sax Alto, Tenor: Giovani Arteaga Trumpets: Eduardo Sanchez Trombone: Eric Jorgensen The Latin Mambo Orchestra (featuring Gabriel Gonzalez) 10. Songozon - (E.Villaparedes) 3:33 Arranged by: Enzo Villaparedes Trumpets: Enzo Villaparedes, Oscar Martinez Saxes: Giovanni Arteaga Vocals: Gabriel Gonzalez, Daniel Indart, Martin Padilla Percussion: Eugenio Osorio Piano: Jesus A. Perez The Latin Mambo Orchestra (featuring Martin Padilla) 11. Como Se Baila - (E.Villaparedes, D.Indart) 3:17 Arranged by: Enzo Villaparedes Trumpets, Bass, Piano: Enzo Villaparedes Saxes: Michael Turre Percussion: Eugenio Osorio, Enzo Villaparedes Vocals: Martin Padilla, Daniel Indart, Enzo Villaparedes TropiLounge 12. Cool Mambo - (D.Indart) 2:21 Arrangement: Daniel Indart Bass, Piano, Guitar: Danny Osuna Trumpets: Enzo Villaparedes The New Havanna Orchestra 13. Salmambo - (D.Indart, J.A.Perez-Alvarez) 1:59 Arranged by: Jesus A. Perez Percussion: Kevin Ricard, Papo Rodriguez Baby Bass: George Lopez Trumpets: Charlie Biggs Trombones: Bob McChesney Sax baritone, alto: Michael Turre Latin Buzz Quartet 14. Chamber Mambo - (D.Indart) 2:31 Arranged by: Daniel Indart Violins: John Wittenberg, Melissa Hasin, Kathleen Robertson Viola: Miriam Mayer Produced by Daniel Indart Executive Producer: Sara Traina Engineered and Mixed by Daniel Indart and Danny Osuna Indart Ranch Studios, California, Cover art by Aristides Hernandez "Ares" Graphics: Hector Cortez WWW.LMSRECORDS.COM File Under: World/Latin P & c 2009 LMS Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. For lyrics, bios, and photos of the artists please refer to our web site: www.lmsrecords.com