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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Perez Prado and His Orchestra Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Perez Prado and His Orchestra:
Adios cdios muchachos, compañeros de mi vida, Barra querida de aqu…
Always In My Heart I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
America Up here in the land of the hot-dog stand The atom…
Aquello Ojos Verdes cquellos ojos verdes cquellos ojos verdes, De mirada serena…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Baia Oh! Baia-yah When twilight is deep in the sky, Baia-yah! Som…
Carioca Ela é carioca, ela é carioca Basta o jeitinho dela andar Nem…
Cerezo Rosa It's cherry pink and apple blossom white When your true lov…
Ciribiribin When the moon hangs low in Napoli There's a handsome gondoli…
Diamonds Diamonds are forever, they are all I need to please…
Don't Be Cruel Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Dream Dream Dream Let me dream, while my heart is large As the moon,…
Flight Of The Bumble Bee Be my little baby bumble bee (Buzz around, buzz around Keep …
Frenesi Some time ago I wandered down into old mexico While I was…
Go Go Mambo Perry, doesn't the moon look beautiful tonight? Yeah, it's …
Granada Granada, I'm falling under your spell, And if you could spea…
Green Eyes La la la la la la la La la la…
Guaglione Bambino Bambino Ne pleure pas, Bambino Les yeux battus,…
Historia De Un Amor Mon histoire see'est l'histoire d'un amour Ma complainte se…
I Can't Get Started I've been around the world in a plane Settled revolutions in…
In A Little Spanish Town Evenings are crowded with memories Thrilling me again Like t…
In the Mood I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Jazz Me Blues There are blues that you get from worry. There are blues…
Just a Gigolo Was in a Paris cafe that first I found him He…
Kiss Me Honey Honey The bachelor population of Trinidad Say the situation is ver…
Let's Dance There may be trouble ahead But while there's moonlight and m…
Lonely You're lonely and I'm lonely, So why can't we be lonely…
Lupita Qué le pasa a Lupita, (no sé) Qué le pasa a…
Mack The Knife Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows…
Mambo Jambo Do the mambo, do the mambo Mambo, jambo, mambo jambo Do the…
Oh! Oh gee, oh gosh Oh joy, oh golly Oh gee I'm happy…
One Night I heard you cried last night and I know why I…
Paris I never knew the charm of spring I never met it…
Peanut Vendor (Peanut do bop do bop) (Peanut do bop do bop) In Cuba…
Perfidia To you my heart cries out "Perfidia," For I found you,…
Que Es Amor? Tu, yo, la luna, el sol. Ella, él, la rosa, el clavel . Prim…
Skokiaan Skokiaan, Oh- far away in Africa Happy happy…
St. Louis Blues Mambo I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Sway When marimba rhythms start to play Dance with me Make me swa…
Taking A Chance On Love Here I go again, I hear those trumpets blow again All…
The Lady Is A Tramp She gets too hungry for dinner at eight She like the…
The Peanut Vendor (Peanut do bop do bop) (Peanut do bop do bop) In Cuba…
The Third Man Theme When a zither starts to play You'll remember yesterday In it…
You Belong to My Heart You belong to my heart Now and forever And our love had…
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Mayda Aguilar Enciso
Uno de los músicos más importantes en arreglos. Admirables músicos y música impecable¡¡¡¡
Carlos William Cisneros Garcìa
Que música más hermosa para bailar.//
Jesus Mendoza
Al maestro le tocó vivir la mejor época y los mejores tiempos
Con los actores de la época de oro
Pilar del mambo
mela castillo
Lo mejor de lo mejor. Maravillosos Manbo .Siempre me gustó bailarlo
Wbeimar Morales Acevedo
Perez prado , El Rey del Mambo.
Rogelio San Juan
A bailar, como se antoja CARAJOS....👍, La música del jefe QEPD.
Jose Santiago
👍Nadie como el rey del mambo el señoron perez prado☝️👍☝️👍☝️👍☝️👍☝️👍👍☝️👍☝️👍
Carlos William Cisneros Garcìa
Uno de los mambos más Ricos para bailarlo.//
Carlos GS
que buenos metales
Juan Reyes
Solo el grandioso cara de foca tocaba así hermoso hace ya casi 70 años ahora no hay alguien mejor