Mambo! (album)

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Mambo!
Mambo-Yma-Sumac.jpg
Studio album by
Released1954
RecordedAugust 1954[1]
GenreExotica, world, mambo
Length30:37
LabelCapitol
Yma Sumac chronology
Inca Taqui
(1953)
Mambo!
(1954)
Legend of the Jivaro
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars Link

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[]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bo Mambo"Billy May, Moisés Vivanco3:17
2."Taki Rari"Vivanco1:47
3."Gopher"Vivanco2:14
4."Chicken Talk"Vivanco3:03
5."Goomba Boomba"May4:12
6."Malambo No. 1"Vivanco2:53
7."Five Bottles of Mambo"May, Vivanco2:49
8."Indian Carnival"Vivanco2:04
9."Cha Cha Gitano"Vivanco3:48
10."Jungla"May2:25
11."Carnavalito Boliviano"Vivanco2:05

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Mambo". sunvirgin.com. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  2. ^ "Mambo". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
  3. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Yma-Sumac-Mambo/release/3781598
  4. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Yma-Sumac-Mambo/release/5871590

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