Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Pérez Prado was the single most… Read Full Bio ↴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.
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@locadisa
When I was a kid I remember that my mother would play this song over and over. In my mind I could see the smile on her face each time she repeated the song.
RIP Mommy. I love and miss you so much.
@umartra7452
🥲I was listening to Sirius and heard this song so I looked it up. I haven't heard this since I was a kid. I too remember we all loved this instrumental, especially my mom. I was thinking of a reply and in my mind popped I second that emotion, still listening to Sirius a couple of seconds later Smokey was singing his song. Yep, I Second That Emotion! Coincidence??? I don't think so. Our moms watch out for us.
@LinhNguyen-my5my
i know she love you too
@pattydanaher8260
I remember my Dad playing this ,when I was a little girl.Always loved it!!
@dbajet
Me too, my parents played pinochle on the weekends and I was in charge of the record player....we all loved this music and still do....I have 2 of the 45's!!
@joycefrye5930
My mother also loved this song
She would dance with the broom or mop. Once she even had me dancing with her. I still smile when remembering how she twirled me around. I LOVED the movie this song is from.
@blackprix
1955 I was five years old, and my mother was a fanatic for this song… It was her song. It is a five-year-old child I ended up very much liking it at a very young age. I think the connection she had to the song and how she loved the music and how it was done Made me really pay attention. I am now 73 years old and I love it more than ever. And obviously, it brings back deep loving memories for my mother!
@srsreyna
I'm 68 & remember it, too. I didn't know whether to speak English or Spanish because of this mambo jumbo craze😊
@lindasim649
I am sorry but is it a song? It is only music. Where is the singer and the lyrics? Because you called it a song.
@durandjohnson1321
I was three years old in '55.. I remember hearing it a year later!