 | Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s... 23 KB (2,747 words) - 01:57, 17 April 2024 |
Mack David both exist, and recordings of both have been quite popular. Pérez Prado's recording of the song as an instrumental with his orchestra featuring... 6 KB (491 words) - 21:55, 24 November 2023 |
 | The Museo del Prado (/ˈprɑːdoʊ/ PRAH-doh; Spanish pronunciation: [muˈseo ðel ˈpɾaðo]), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish... 33 KB (3,356 words) - 21:17, 7 May 2024 |
with music by Pérez Prado and lyrics by Bob Marcucci, published in 1958. The song is best known in an instrumental version by Prado's orchestra that... 4 KB (540 words) - 00:59, 17 January 2023 |
son. Pérez Prado gained hits such as "Mambo No. 5" and "Mambo No. 8" in 1950. The mambo boom peaked in the US in early 1950s, when Pérez Prado hit the... 11 KB (1,315 words) - 01:09, 9 May 2024 |
Mambo No. 5 (category Pérez Prado songs) dance song originally composed and recorded by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949 and released the next year. German singer Lou Bega sampled the... 38 KB (3,007 words) - 01:51, 6 May 2024 |
due to his recording with La Sonora Matancera with an arrangement by Pérez Prado. Years later the composition would achieve international fame beyond... 4 KB (303 words) - 20:50, 10 February 2024 |
"Winifred Atwell: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2010. Huey, Steve. "Pérez Prado: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2010. Mawer, Sharon. "Lord Rockingham's... 22 KB (1,352 words) - 10:36, 22 February 2024 |
(from Pérez Prado Plays Mucho Mambo For Dancing, 1952) Pérez Prado Pérez Prado 2:06 12. "Peanut Vendor" (from Havana, 3 A.M., 1956) Moises Simons Pérez Prado... 53 KB (6,049 words) - 15:53, 5 May 2024 |
 | on his music career. In the late 1940s, he sang guaracha-mambos with Pérez Prado, achieving great success. Moré returned to Cuba in 1952 and worked with... 22 KB (2,622 words) - 03:04, 15 January 2024 |