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January 9, 2007
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Machito
Born Francisco Grillo in Florida, the man who came to be known as Machito was raised in Cuba, where he began working as a singer and percussionist. In the late '30s, he came to New York and began playing with various Latin bands. In the early '40s, w…
Perez Prado
b. Damaso Pérez Prado, 11 December 1916, Mantanzas, Cuba, d. 14 September 1989, Mexico City, Mexico. Prado played organ and piano in cinemas and clubs before becoming an arranger for mambo-style local bands in 1942. He formed his own unit in 1948 in …
Tito Rodriguez
b. Pablo Rodríguez, 4 January 1923, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, d. 28 February 1973, New York University Hospital, New York, USA. Vocalist, percussionist, bandleader, composer, producer, label boss Tito Rodríguez was "equally talented as an upte…
Desi Arnaz
b. Desiderio Alberto Arnez y de Acha III, 2 March 1917, Santiago, Cuba, d. 2 December 1986, Del Mar, California, USA. Arnaz relocated to the USA in the early 20s and began singing and playing bongo and conga drums with Xaviar Cugat and others before …
