Mambo! (album) explained

Mambo!
Type:studio
Artist:Yma Sumac
Cover:Mambo-Yma-Sumac.jpg
Released:1954
Recorded:August 1954[1]
Genre:Exotica, world, mambo
Label:Capitol
Prev Title:Inca Taqui
Prev Year:1953
Next Title:Legend of the Jivaro
Next Year:1957

Mambo! is the fifth studio album by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac. It was released in 1954 by Capitol Records. Most of the tracks were composed by her husband Moisés Vivanco.[2]

Track listing

The original 10" edition had eight tracks.[3] "Goomba Boomba", "Cha Cha Gitano" and "Carnavalito Boliviano" were added for the 1955 LP edition.[4]

Legacy

"Gopher" is featured prominently in the 1998 Canadian-American made-for-television black comedy film Dead Husbands."Malambo No. 1" was featured on season 5 of the American reality competition television series, RuPaul's Drag Race.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mambo . 2011-12-25 . sunvirgin.com.
  2. Web site: Mambo . Rovi Corporation . AllMusic.
  3. Web site: Yma Sumac – Mambo! (1954, Vinyl). Discogs.
  4. Web site: Yma Sumac – Mambo! (1955, Vinyl). Discogs.