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Mambo Caravan

180.1K streams

180,074

The Music of Gonzalo Curiel and Consue...

104.8K streams

104,844

Why Don't You Do Right / Nightmare

60.9K streams

60,928

Loco Motion

19.8K streams

19,811

His Piano and Rhythm: The Music Of Raf...

14.8K streams

14,773

Mambo Loco

9.8K streams

9,767

Loco Motion, His Piano and His Orchest...

3.2K streams

3,206

Joe Loco's Polonaise Op.53

2.9K streams

2,850

Joe Loco's Polonaise Op.53

2.9K streams

2,850

Mambos Locos

Biography

A composer of numerous hit recordings, quality music orchestrator and top contender for the title of "most melodic pianist." Started with Montecino's Happy Boys in 1938. He was Machito's pianist before being drafted into the US Air Force in November, 1945. After his discharge in 1947, he free lanced with Latin music's top bands, which included Polito Galindez, Marcelino Guerra, Pupi Campo, and Julio Andino before striking gold whith his monstrous hit recording of "Tenderly" in 1952. His Latinized arrangements of American pop standard tunes enabled Loco's Quintet to perform at jazz clubs and other popular spots which never featured Latin music. ~ Max Salazar, Rovi