Richie Blondet
Son Montuno
While most popular history points to Arcaño y sus Maravillas' danzon entitled "Mambo" from 1938 as the first time the term is alluded to, definitively speaking the very first time the word "Mambo" is expressed thru song on a recording is the 1930 composition "Yibiri" by Sexteto Munamar. Featuring Felix Chappottin on trumpet (Chappotin conveyed this fact to Cuban Sexteto specialist Michael Avalos. As per Avalos, he shared this w/ Cuban music collector and music producer Rene Lopez, who I first heard it from.
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