Palante el Mambo! explained

Palante el Mambo!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Diego Gutiérrez
Cover:	Palante el Mambo!.jpg
Border:	yes
Studio:	Egrem Studios
Genre:	Cuban music, Nueva Trova, Latin pop
Label:	Egrem Cuba
Producer:	Tony Rodríguez and Diego Gutiérrez
Prev Title:	De cero
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Piloto automático
Next Year:	2019

Palante el Mambo! is the second studio album by Diego Gutiérrez. He recreates in this album Cuban genres and rhythms from a very personal vision of songwriting, which earned him immediate attention from critics and audiences.^[1] It was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Fusion Album category at its 19th edition in 2018.^[2]

Production

For this album, Diego Gutiérrez chose among his songs the most representative of Cuban genres, which notably differentiates this work from his previous release De cero, more focused on a pop-rock sound. He also opted for the arrangements by a pianist with experience in Cuban salsa music, arranger and pianist of the popular Havana D'Primera orchestra. This would give his songs the peculiar flavor of native rhythms, mixed with his composition influenced by Nueva Trova and Contemporary Cuban Song.^[3]

This album won Cubadisco Award in the Best Fusion Album category in 2018.^[4]

After being nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards, Gutierrez has been able to present this album on tours throughout Cuba and several countries.

Personnel

• Lyrics, music and main voice in all songs: Diego Gutiérrez.
• Record producer: Tony Rodríguez and Diego Gutiérrez.
• Arrangements: Tony Rodriguez
• Piano and keyboards: Tony Rodríguez
• Electric bass: Yandy Martínez
• Electric guitar: Roberto Gómez
• Drums: Oliver Valdés
• Güiro: Oliver Valdés (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9)
• Congas: Adel González
• Trumpet: Alejandro Delgado (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10)
• Trombone: Amaury Pérez (Tracks 1, 3, 5 and 10)
• Saxophone: Jamil Scherry (Tracks 1, 3, 5 and 10)
• Backing vocals: Yosvel Bernal (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10)
• Backing vocals: Merlin Lorenzo (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10)
• Programming and beat-making: José A. Blanco "El Negro WadPro" (Tracks 1, 3, and 10)
• Whistles: Tony Rodriguez (Track 6)
• Melodic: Tony Rodriguez (Track 9)
• Voice sample in "Filosofía de bar": Rolando Laserie
• Guest artist in "Contra la pared": Francis del Río
• Recording: Eng. Merlin Lorenzo and Eng. Daelsis Pena
• Post-production: Eng. Merlin Lorenzo
• Mixing: Eng. José Raúl Varona
• Mastering: Eng. Daelsis Pena
• Executive Producer: Brenda Besada
• Photo shoot: Ivan Soca Pascual
• Visual concept: Mario David Cárdenas

External links

• Palante el Mambo! on Rate your Music
• Palante el Mambo! on Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: ¡Palante el Mambo! . 2022-12-06 . Granma.cu . es.
2. Web site: de 2018 . 31 de Octubre . La lista completa de nominados y quiénes actuarán en los Latin Grammy 2018 . 2022-12-06 . infobae . es-ES.
3. Web site: Palante el Mambo! de Diego Gutiérrez del Cubadisco a los Grammy . 2022-12-06 . Cubasí . es-es.
4. Web site: Peguero . Asalia Gort . Diego Gutiérrez: del Cubadisco al Grammy . 2022-12-06 . La Jiribilla . es-ES.