Havana Casino Orchestra

The Havana Casino Orchestra helped carry Cuban dance music into international popular culture. Linked with Don Azpiazú and the early recording success of El Manisero, the orchestra connected Cuba, ballroom culture, radio, and the export of rumba and son-based rhythm. Its recordings sit near the meeting point of Latin dance, early big-band presentation, and 1930s commercial music.

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  El Manisero: essential rumba song behind Caribbean music world expasion

  El Manisero or The Peanut Vendor is an essential rumba song written circa 1928 by the leading Cuban composer Moisés...