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Perez PRADO

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Damaso Pérez Prado was born December 11, 1916 in Matanzas in Cuba and died September 14, 1989 in Mexico City in Mexico. It was nicknamed the King of Mambo. As a child he learned to play classical piano with Rafael Somavilla. In 1942, he moved to Havana where he played piano in nightclubs and in different orchestras: Orquesta Cubaney, Orquesta de Paulina Alvarez and most famous orchestra of Cuba, Orquesta Casino de la Playa. In 1947 he recorded "Que Rico el Mambo" and toured in Argentina and Venezuela. In 1948, his music is inspired by the Stan Kenton Jazz and Cuban record companies no longer want to Register. He left Mexico City, Mexico where he engages in singing Benny Moré. It is taken as an actor for films. It consists of pieces so that in the end it gives them more names, but numbers (and Mambo # 5 Mambo # 8 are the best known). On 12 December 1949, released a 78 rpm with "Que Rico El Mambo" on one side and "Mambo # 5" the other. This disc will trigger Mambomania (called Mambo Craze in the U.S.). In 1955, its version cha-cha-cha of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" reached number one on Billboard for 10 weeks, the U.S. charts. This title was written in 1950 by the French Louiguy (composer of "La Vie en Rose" for Edith Piaf), under the title "Cherry Pink and Apple White" (lyrics by Jacques Larue, and sung by Andre Claveau, then become a classic musette, taken in 1964 by Petula Clark and many others. In the movie "Underwater! "Jane Russell is seen dancing to" Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White ". In 1958, "Patricia" was a worldwide hit (number one) which will be a 1960 musical film "La Dolce Vita (the Sweet life)" by Federico Fellini.
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cover Mambo Jambo Robert Martin
Mambo Jambo
Perez PRADO
Arr : Naohiro IWAI
Publisher : Robert Martin
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Marching band
Set Wind Band (PRAD03676-BA) : 80,46
Full score (PRAD03676-CO) : 27,96

cover Mambo N°5 Robert Martin
Mambo N°5
Perez PRADO
Arr : TOIMA
Publisher : Robert Martin
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Marching band
Set Wind Band (PRAD03592-BA) : 80,46

cover Perez Prado Scomegna
Perez Prado
Perez PRADO
Arr : Giancarlo GAZZANI
Publisher : Scomegna
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Style & options : Rock, latino, jazz
Set Wind Band (SC-SCO389-BA) : 147,93
Full score (SC-SCO389-CO) : 31,96

cover Mambo N°5 Scomegna
Mambo N°5
Perez PRADO
Arr : Fernando FRANCIA
Publisher : Scomegna
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Style & options : Pop music
Set Wind Band (SC-SCO200-BA) : 84,70
Full score (SC-SCO200-CO) : 18,33

cover Mambo No.5 Molenaar
Mambo No.5
Perez PRADO
Arr : PETER KLEINE SCHAARS
Publisher : Molenaar
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (MOL012576030-BA) : 69,48

cover Mambo Jambo Molenaar
Mambo Jambo
Perez PRADO
Arr : Willy HAUTVAST
Publisher : Molenaar
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (MOL011277040-BA) : 80,41

cover Mambo No. 5 Hal Leonard
Mambo No. 5
Perez PRADO
Arr : John MOSS
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (HL08724690-BA) : 53,81

cover Mambo No. 5 Hal Leonard
Mambo No. 5
Perez PRADO
Arr : Jerry NOWAK
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Big band
Style & options : Big-Bands
Set Wind Band (HL07470588-BA) : 49,89

cover Mambo No.5 Hal Leonard
Mambo No.5
Perez PRADO
Arr : Jay BOCOOK
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (HL04000761-BA) : 71,74

cover Mambo No. 5 Hal Leonard
Mambo No. 5
Perez PRADO
Arr : Jay BOCOOK
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Marching band
Set Wind Band (HL03744561-BA) : 71,74

cover Mambo Jambo De Haske
Mambo Jambo
Perez PRADO
Arr : Naohiro IWAI
Publisher : De Haske
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (HDH950633.01-BA) : 120,64
Full score (HDH950633.01-CO) : 34,47

cover Mambo Jambo Marc Reift
Mambo Jambo
Perez PRADO
Publisher : Marc Reift
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (EMR1650-BA) : 125,55

cover Mambo Jambo De Haske
Mambo Jambo
Perez PRADO
Arr : Naohiro IWAI
Publisher : De Haske
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Set Wind Band (DH0950633010-BA) : 112,79