Mambo King: Tito Puente

MAMBO KING: A CELEBRATION OF TITO PUENTE

withORCHESTRA MAMBO INTERNATIONALfeaturingCarlos 'Pachanga' Peña(Venezuela)

+DJ Lubi (Fania Records 'NYC Salsa')

A night of live salsa/mambo/latin jazz dedicated to the man they called “The Mambo King” or “El Rey De La Salsa” (“The King Of Salsa”)….the one and onlyTITO PUENTE!

A New York born Puerto Rican,Tito Puentewas one of the greatest and best known musicians in Latin music with a career that spanned over 50 years from the 1940s to 2000. A pioneer of mambo and cha cha cha in the 1950s, the king of salsa in the 1970s and a godfather of Latin jazz in the 1980s,Tito Puentereleased over 100 albums under his name.

A master of the timbales and the vibes, he was also a prolific composer who wrote many Latin music anthems including his greatest hit everOye Como Vawhich was later covered bySantana.

Orchestra Mambo International feature musicians from the Spain, Cuba, Colombia, UK and Venezuela who will be performing classic Tito compositions such as 'Mambo Gozon', 'Ran Kan Kan', 'Para Los Rumberos', 'Guaguanco Margarito', 'Nina y Señora', 'Picadillo', 'Hong Kong Mambo' and of course, 'Oye Como Va'.

Orchestra Mambo Internationalmusicians have played withOscar D’Leon, Larry Harlow, Tumbaito, La Clave, Joe Bataan, Dave Valentin andJimmy Bosch– 4 brass, 3 percussion, piano, bass, vibes and lead vocals. The perfect combination to celebrate the music of “The King”.

The orchestra will be playing two sets of Tito’s greatest hits withDJ Lubi spinning classic salsa, mambo, son Cubano, Guaguanco and cha cha cha before and between sets.

AnAGMP Concertspresentation.

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Please note that the end time of this event is approximate. Please contact the venue directly for more details