Mambo Sinuendo
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 in 1998), and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 46th Grammy Awards.[4]
Mambo Sinuendo | ||||
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Studio album by Manuel Galban and Ry Cooder | ||||
Released | January 28, 2003 | |||
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Label | Nonesuch | |||
Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
Manuel Galban and Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Village Voice | B–[3] |
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.[5]
- "Drume Negrita" (Ernesto Grenet) — 5:00
- "Monte Adentro" (Arsenio Rodríguez) — 2:53
- "Los Twangueros" (Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder) — 4:42
- "Patricia" (Perez Prado) — 3:29
- "Caballo Viejo" (Simón Díaz) — 3:51
- "Mambo Sinuendo" (Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder) — 2:31
- "Bodas de Oro" (Electo Rosell "Chepin") — 4:40
- "Échale Salsita" (Ignacio Piñeiro) — 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) — 4:19
Personnel
This information from Allmusic.[6]
- Manuel Galbán — Guitar
- Ry Cooder — Organ, guitar, electric bass, steel guitar, piano, producer, vibraphone, tres
- Orlando "Cachaito" López — Bass
- Jim Keltner — Drums
- Joachim Cooder — drums
- Miguel "Angá" Díaz — Conga
- Herb Alpert — Trumpet
- Carla Commagere — vocals
- Juliette Commagere — Vocals
- Demetrio Muniz — Music Coordinator
- Jerry Boys — Engineer, mastering, 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
Chart performance
Chart (2003)[7] | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums | 1 |
US Billboard Top Internet Albums | 52 |
US Billboard Top World Music Albums | 1 |
US Billboard 200 | 52 |
References
- Allmusic review
- Rolling Stone review
- Christgau, Robert (December 2, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2003". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (2004-03-25). "Mambo Sinuendo". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- Billboard.com (2003-01-28). "Mambo Sinuendo". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- Mambo Sinuendo - Liner notes (2003-02-28). "Mambo Sinuendo". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- Billboard (2003-02-15). "Mambo Sinuendo". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.