He was gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor voice which he colored and phrased with great expressivity. Moré was a master of 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 Pérez Prado: "Bonito y sabroso", "Mucho corazón", "Pachito el ché", 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.
He died in 1963 at age 43 of cirrhosis. An estimated 100,000 fans attended his funeral.
Locas Por El Mambo
Beny Moré Lyrics
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Bailare... contigo al amanecer, bailare.
Oh oh!! oh oh!! oh oh!!
Bailare... toda la noche bailare
Bailare... contigo hasta al amanecer.
Abrazando tu cuerpo al bailar
Y dejando mi mente volar hasta el cielo
Yo me entrego
Dame tu mano, dame la otra, dame tu boca,
Toma la mia baila conmigo asi,
En tus caderas, en tu cintura, cuanta locura
Mueve tu cuerpo baila conmigo asi.
Oh oh mambo mambo, loco por el mambo
Oh oh mambo mambo, loco por el mambo
Oh oh mambo mambo, loco por el mambo
Oh oh mambo mambo, loco por el mambo
Oh oh!! oh oh!! oh oh!! oh oh!!
Bailare toda la noche bailare ...
Dame tu mano, dame la otra ...
Oh oh mambo mambo, loco por el mambo
Oh oh!! oh oh!! oh oh!!
The song "Locas por el Mambo" (Crazy for the Mambo) by Beny Moré is a lively and upbeat Latin dance song. The lyrics describe the singer's excitement for dancing and the passion and connection he feels while dancing with his partner. He plans to dance with her all night and until the sun comes up, embracing her body while his mind soars to the heavens. The chorus exclaims the singer's love for the Mambo and his craziness for it.
The lyrics are full of energy and express the joy and freedom that dancing brings. The singer wants to share this experience with his partner, urging her to take his hand and dance with him, moving in synchrony and letting go of all inhibitions. The repetition of "oh oh" in the chorus adds to the playful and rhythmic nature of the song.
Overall, "Locas por el Mambo" is a celebration of dance and the connection it can bring between two people. The catchy melody and lively rhythm make it a great song for dancing and having fun.
Line by Line Meaning
Bailare... toda la noche bailare
I will dance... I will dance all night
Bailare... contigo al amanecer, bailare.
I will dance... with you until sunrise, I will dance.
Abrazando tu cuerpo al bailar Te siento
Embracing your body while dancing, I feel you
Y dejando mi mente volar hasta el cielo Yo me entrego
And letting my mind fly up to the sky, I surrender myself
Dame tu mano, dame la otra, dame tu boca,
Give me your hand, give me the other, give me your mouth
Toma la mia baila conmigo asi,
Take mine and dance with me like this
En tus caderas, en tu cintura, cuanta locura
On your hips, on your waist, what a madness
Mueve tu cuerpo baila conmigo asi.
Move your body and dance with me like this.
Oh oh mambo mambo, loco por el mambo
Oh oh mambo mambo, crazy for the mambo
Bailare toda la noche bailare ...
I will dance all night long...
Oh oh!! oh oh!! oh oh!!
Oh oh!! oh oh!! oh oh!!
Writer(s): Benny More
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