Mambo (1938 song)

"Mambo" is a 1938 danzón nuevo ritmo by Arcaño y sus Maravillas. It was composed by the band's cellist/multi-instrumentalist Orestes López. The piece includes a final section with syncopated montunos which would give rise to the mambo music genre popularized by Dámaso Pérez Prado and others.

Personnel

 * Antonio Arcaño (replaced by Eulogio Ortiz on 1951 recording) – flute
 * Jesús López – piano
 * Israel "Cachao" López – double bass
 * Orestes López – cello
 * Miguel Valdés – viola
 * Enrique Jorrín – violin
 * Elio Valdés – violin
 * Fausto Muñoz – violin
 * Félix Reina - violin
 * Antonio Sánchez "Musiquita" – violin
 * Ulpiano Díaz – timbales
 * Eliseo Martínez – tumbadora
 * Gustavo Tamayo – güiro