Perez Prado - King Of Mambo (1992)@flac

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 arrangements allowed for little improvisation, they were dense and sharply focused, keeping the underlying syncopations easy for dancers to follow.
Prado played the piano, but was often more in his element as the focal point of the audience's excitement; he leaped, kicked, danced, shouted, grunted, and exhorted his musicians with a dynamic stage presence that put many more sedate conductors and bandleaders to shame.
With this blueprint, Prado brought mambo all the way into the pop mainstream, inspiring countless imitators and scoring two number one singles on the pop charts (albeit in a smoother vein than the fare that first made his name) as the fad snowballed.
He was a star throughout most of the Western Hemisphere during the '50s, and even after his popularity waned in the United States, he remained a widely respected figure in many Latin countries, especially his adopted home of Mexico. Prado is often best remembered for his softer, more commercial work, which has an undeniable kitschiness that plays well with modern-day lounge-revival hipsters.
Unfortunately, that has served to obscure his very real credentials in the realm of authentic, unadulterated Latin dance music, and to this day he remains somewhat underappreciated. (AMG)





01. Ciliegi Rosa (Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White)
02. Mambo Jambo (Que Rico El Mambo)
03. Patricia
04. Mambo N. 5
05. Maria Bonita
06. Mambo N. 8
07. Cu-cu-rru-cu-cu-paloma
08. Isle Of Capri
09. In A Little Spanish Town
10. Adios Pampa Mia
11. Moliendo Cafe
12. Always In My Heart
13. La Raspa
14. Taboo
15. Perfidia
16. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
17. Frenesi
18. You Belong To My Heart
19. Alma Llanera
20. Aquello Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes)
21. Rockambo Baby
22. Ay Ay Ay
23. Tico Tico
24. Mama Yo Quiero
25. Adios



Label: Sarabandas
Released: 1992



Codec: Flac
Compression Level: 5
Quality: High


CD-rip by alekow (EAC and Flac)
Covers Included (400dpi)







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