''Mambo Sinuendo'' is a
studio album released by Cuban performer
Manuel Galbán and producer
Ry Cooder. The album was the first number-one album in the
''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart for Galbán and the second for Cooder (after ''
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club is an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos González. They named the gr ...
'' in 1998), and won the
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the
46th Grammy Awards
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 8, 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003. They recognized ac ...
.
Album history
About the recording of this album, Cooder notes that "Galbán and I felt that there was a sound that had not been explored in a Cuban electric-guitar band that could re-interpret the atmosphere of the 1950s with beauty, agility, and simplicity. We decided on two electrics, two drum sets, congas and bass: a sexteto that could swing like a big band and penetrate the mysteries of the classic tunes. This music is powerful, lyrical, and funny; what more could you ask? Mambo Sinuendo is Cuban soul and high-performance."
Track listing
This information from Billboard.com.
# "Drume Negrita"
(Ernesto Grenet) — 5:00
# "Monte Adentro"
(Arsenio Rodríguez
Arsenio Rodríguez (born Ignacio Arsenio Travieso Scull; 31 August 1911 – 30 December 1970)Giro, Radamés 2007. ''Diccionario enciclopédico de la música en Cuba''. La Habana, v. 4 p. 45 et seq. was a Cuban musician, composer and bandleader ...
) — 2:53
# "Los Twangueros"
(Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder) — 4:42
# "
Patricia
Patricia is a female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word ''patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United State ...
"
( Perez Prado) — 3:29
# "
Caballo Viejo"
(Simón Díaz
Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014) was a Venezuelan singer and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music.
Career
Díaz endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the '' llanos'', the Ve ...
) — 3:51
# "Mambo Sinuendo"
(Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder) — 2:31
# "Bodas de Oro"
(Electo Rosell "Chepin") — 4:40
# "Échale Salsita"
(Ignacio Piñeiro
Ignacio Piñeiro Martínez (May 21, 1888 – March 12, 1969) was a Cuban musician, bandleader and composer whose career started in rumba and flowered in the rise of the son. He was one of the most important composers of son music; in total he ...
) — 4:27
# "La Luna en Tu Mirada"
(Luis Chanivecky) — 4:13
# "
Secret Love"
( Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) — 5:49
# "Bolero Sonámbulo"
(Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder) — 4:31
# "María la O"
(Ernesto Lecuona
Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (; August 7, 1896 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, many of whose works have become standards of the Latin, jazz and classical repertoires. His over 600 compositions include songs and zarzuelas as ...
) — 4:19
Personnel
This information from
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
.
* Manuel Galbán — Guitar
* Ry Cooder — Organ (music), Organ, guitar, electric bass, steel guitar, piano, Record producer, producer, vibraphone, Tres (musical instrument), tres
* Orlando "Cachaito" López — Bass
* Jim Keltner — Drums
* Joachim Cooder — Drum kit, drums
* Anga Díaz, Miguel "Angá" Díaz — Conga
* Yaure Muniz — Trumpet
* Herb Alpert — Trumpet
* Carla Commagere — Singing, vocals
* Juliette Commagere — Vocals
* Demetrio Muniz — Musical Director
* Jerry Boys — Engineer, Audio mastering, mastering, Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing
* Nick Gold — Executive in Charge of Music
* Jimmy Hoyson — Assistant engineer
* Simon Burwell — Assistant engineer
* Isel Martinez Rodriguez — Assistant engineer
* Tom Leader — Mastering
* Sara Daoud — Production coordination
* Zita M. "Toti" Morriña — Production coordination
* Rail Jon Rogut — Digital editing
* Doyle Partners — Design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2003 albums
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Latin music albums by American artists
Collaborative albums
Manuel Galbán albums
Nonesuch Records albums
Ry Cooder albums