The fusion of Swing and Cuban music produced this fascinating rhythm and in turn created a new sensational dance The Mambo could not have been conceived earlier since up until that time Cuba and the American Jazz were still not wedded The Victor records of Anselmo Sacaras entitled "Mambo" in 1944 were probably the beginning and since then other Latin American bandleaders such as Tito Rodriguez, Pupi Campo, Tito Puente, Perez Prado, Machito and Xavier Cugat have achieved styling of their own and furthered the Mambo craze The Mambo was originally played as any Rumba with a riff ending It may be described as a riff or a Rumba with emphasis on the fourth beat 4/4' time Originally played by some musicians in 2/4 time with a break or emphasis on 2 and 4 Native Cubans or dancers, without any training would break on any beat
Umbrella term for popular dance and hybrid music style, developed in the 40's and 50's 1 The musical section that evolved in the late 1930's and 1940's from the Nuevo Ritmo of the Danzón 2 An up tempo Afro-Cuban musical style that evolved in the 1940's and 50's as a blending of the Mambo section, elements of the Son and some influences of American Jazz orchestras 3 A section of an arrangement usually following or developing from the Montuno section featuring new arranged (or sometimes improvised) material such as Moñas in the horn section 4 The Afro-Cuban dance of the same name popularized in New York and sometimes called Salsa
Most commonly referred to as a repeating section of a song, also known as montuno It is often mistaken for a specific type rhythm or song form The dance done during this part of the music also became known as the mambo