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Biography Perez Prado
Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 in Cuba - September 14, 1989 in
Mexico) was a Cuban bandleader and composer. He is commonly referred to as
the "King of the Mambo".
Musical career His mother was a school teacher, his father a newspaper
man. He studied classical piano in his early childhood, and later played
organ and piano in local clubs. For a time, he was pianist and arranger for
the Sonora Matancera, Cuba's best known musical group. He also worked with
casino orchestras in Havana for most of the 1940s, and gained a reputation
for being an imaginative (his solo playing style predated bebop by at least
five years), loud player. He was nicknamed "El Cara de Foca" ("Seal Face")
by his peers at the time.
Band and Mambo songs In 1948, he moved to Mexico to form his own band and
record for RCA Victor. He quickly specialized in mambo, an upbeat
adaptation of the Cuban danzó
Discography
Legendary
Mondo Mambo: The Best of Perez Prado
Lo Mejor de lo Mejor
Prez
Cuban Originals
The Mambo King, Vol. 3
