Latin Jazz - Performances Of "El Cumbanchero"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases three videos of Latin Jazz groups' performances of Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernandez's 1940s composition "El Cumbanchero".

The content of this post is provided for historical, recreation, and aesthetic purposes.

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Video #1: The Four Amigos - El Cumbanchero - Puerto Rico



Uploaded by wattachee on Mar 7, 2010

The Four Amigos sing Rafael Hernandez's "El Cumbanchero" on the Bill Dana Show in 1964. This Puerto Rican quartert also known as "Los Borincanos" performed with Elvis Presley in two movies; Viva Las Vegas & Girls, Girls, Girls

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Video #2: Tito Puente - El Cumbanchero



Uploaded by carlosaleon on Feb 18, 2007

Rare, non-commercial 1965 clip of Tito Puente playing "El Cumbanchero" by Rafael Hernandez, one of the most prolific and important Puerto Rican composers of the century. This is from a tribute show to Hernandez that El Banco Popular sponsored in 1965.

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Video #3: Perez Prado - El Cumbanchero



Uploaded by cesarchalon on Jan 28, 2011

...Pérez Prado ejecutó en 1947, el mambo QUE RICO EL MAMBO, usando la orquesta tipo jazzband, haciendo una reestructuración distinta del nuevo ritmo en las sonoridades de trompetas y saxos, con percusión cubana y un desarrollo melódico sobre la base de esquemas percusivos en secuencias. El uso de la voz con textos incoherentes, pero de valor percusivo también, fueron sus características más notables

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RELATED LINKS

Here's a link to biographical information about Rafael Hernandez:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Hern%C3%A1ndez_Mar%C3%ADn.

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Click http://cocojams.com/content/flea-fly-flow-cumala-vista-sources-and-examples for examples, and videos of and comments about the English language playground & camp song "Flea Fly Flow" ("Cumala Vista"). It's my position that the song "El Cumbanchero" is the Spanish source for the song "Flea Fly Flow" song.

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