He was gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor voice which he colored and phrased with great expressivity. Moré was a master all the genres of Cuban music, including son montuno, mambo, guaracha, guajira, cha cha cha, afro, canción, guaguancó, and bolero.
The eldest of eighteen children, Moré was born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas in the former province of Las Villas in central Cuba. In 1936, at age seventeen, he left Las Lajas for Havana. His first breakthrough was winning a radio competition. He then joined Trío Matamoros (later known as Conjunto Matamoros, with which he remained several years, making a number of recordings.
In 1945 Moré went with Conjunto Matamoros to Mexico, where he performed in two of the most famous cabarets of the age, the Montparnasse and the Río Rosa. He made several recordings. Conjunto Matamoros returned to Havana, while Moré remained in Mexico, where he made several recordings for RCA Victor, together with the orchestra of Mariano Mercerón: "Me voy pal pueblo" y "Desdichado". He also recorded with Perez Prado: "Bonito y sabroso", "Mucho corazón", "Pachito el che", and "Ensalada de mambo". He also recorded "Dolor carabalí", which Moré considered his best composition recorded with Pérez Prado, and one he never wanted to re-record.
At the end of 1950, Moré returned to Cuba. He was a star in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and Puerto Rico, but virtually unknown on the island. His first Cuban recording was "Bonito y Sabroso". Moré eventually decided to start his own orchestra, which he called Banda Gigante. In the years 1954 and 1955, Moré's group became immensely popular. In 1956 and 1957, it toured Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Mexico and the United States, where the group played at the Oscar ceremonies.
In the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution, many of Moré's colleagues, such as singer Celia Cruz, left for the US where they earned large amounts of money performing and recording. However, Moré preferred to remain in Cuba. He died in 1963 at age 43 of cirrhosis. An estimated 100,000 fans attended his funeral.
Bonito y Sabroso
Benny More Lyrics
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Bailan el mambo las mexicanas
Mueven la cintura y los hombros
Igualito que las cubanas
Pero qué bonito y sabroso
Bailan el mambo las mexicanas
Mueven la cintura y los hombros
Con un sentido del ritmo
Para bailar y gozar
Que hasta parece que estoy en la Habana
Cuando bailando veo una mexicana
No hay que olvidar que México y la Habana
Son dos ciudades que son como hermanas
Para reír y cantar
Pero qué bonito y sabroso
Bailan el mambo las mejicanas
Mueven la cintura y los hombros
Igualito que las cubanas
Inspiración: muchacho, mira, como yo gozo en la
Habana
Mueve la cintura y los hombros
Y tú veras nene como yo bailo
Mueve la cintura y los hombros
Muchacho mira como yo vengo de la Habana
Mueve la cintura y los hombros
Muchacho mira como yo gozo la Habana
Mueve la cintura y los hombros
Y tú veras nene como se goza en la Habana
Pero qué bonito y sabroso
Bailan el mambo los mexicanos
Mueven la cintura y los hombros
Igualito que los cubanos
The song "Bonito y Sabroso" by Benny More talks about the similarity between the dances of Mexicans and Cubans. The song highlights the beauty and deliciousness of the Mambo dance form, which the Mexicans and the Cubans equally enjoy. The lyrics also talk about the rhythm and joyfulness that these dances bring to the people who engage in them. The song is all about celebrating the similarities and connections between the people of Mexico and Cuba, especially when it comes to their love for music, dance, and enjoyment.
Benny More's "Bonito y Sabroso" is a song that celebrates the Latin culture of music, dance, and enjoyment. It has deep roots in the mambo genre that originated in Cuba and later spread to other parts of America. This song has been a hit in Cuba and other Latin American countries since its release in the 1950s. It is one of the most famous and iconic songs in Latin music history. The lyrics are upbeat, catchy, and will make even non-dancers tap their feet and move their hips.
Line by Line Meaning
Pero qué bonito y sabroso
But how beautiful and delicious
Bailan el mambo las mexicanas
The Mexican women dance the mambo
Mueven la cintura y los hombros
They move their waist and shoulders
Igualito que las cubanas
Just like the Cuban women
Con un sentido del ritmo
With a sense of rhythm
Para bailar y gozar
To dance and enjoy
Que hasta parece que estoy en la Habana
It even seems like I'm in Havana
Cuando bailando veo una mexicana
When I see a Mexican woman dancing
No hay que olvidar que México y la Habana
We must not forget that Mexico and Havana
Son dos ciudades que son como hermanas
Are two cities that are like sisters
Para reír y cantar
To laugh and sing
Inspiración: muchacho, mira, como yo gozo en la Habana
Inspiration: Boy, look how I enjoy in Havana
Mueve la cintura y los hombros
Move your waist and shoulders
Y tú veras nene como yo bailo
And you will see, baby, how I dance
Muchacho mira como yo vengo de la Habana
Boy, look how I come from Havana
Muchacho mira como yo gozo la Habana
Boy, look how I enjoy Havana
Y tú veras nene como se goza en la Habana
And you will see, baby, how to enjoy in Havana
Pero qué bonito y sabroso
But how beautiful and delicious
Bailan el mambo los mexicanos
The Mexican men dance the mambo
Mueven la cintura y los hombros
They move their waist and shoulders
Igualito que los cubanos
Just like the Cuban men
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MAXIMILIANO MORE BARTOLOME
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@noelruiz5737
Soy Cubano y he visitado a Mexico 4 veces. Y cada ves me enamoro mas. Mujeres bellas. Gente divertida. Los amo. Viva Mexico 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 y viva mi Cuba!!! 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺 Países hermanos
@FridaM100
Mexico es una delicia. El primerisimo pais de America.
@aldoquirozramirez4877
O hermano vengo de un video que subió un YouTuber donde canta esto estaban Pregúntando a los cubanos que era lo primero que se les venía a la mente cuando escuchaban la palabra méxico 🇲🇽 y un señor canto esta canción la verdad es que yo conocí a una cubana 🇨🇺 y pues que hermosas son las mujeres de aya ❤ soy mexicano amo mi país y cuba 🇨🇺 quisiera tener la oportunidad de irme de viaje hacia aya 😅
@rodrigoaguila5490
@@FridaM100en música definitivamente no😂, Cuba y Brasil son las potencias musicales.
@juans6639
QEPD Soy Mexicano pero me encanta la musica de este GRAN Compositor Benny Moré. Claro que tambien me encanta todo el talento Cubano. Viva Cuba.
@voltape
Yo soy peruano. Viva el Peru. Viva México. Viva Cuba (libre). Vivan todos los hombres de buena voluntad
@brauliov1051
Bendito seads hermano peruano abrazos desde ciudad de mexico
@EnriqueRodriguez-kx1yo
Amén!!
@consuily2332
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@carlosarsenio1131
Cuba siempre a estado libre