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Rumba, Mambo and Cha Cha Cha
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THE CONTEST IS NOW OVER AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER SHORTLY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS!
Read on to enter to win a 12-CD set from Putumayo’s Latin Collection. Dan Storper is the CEO and Founder of Putumayo World Music.
As a young kid growing up in the 1950s, I remember watching my parents and their friends dancing the mambo and cha cha cha. While these weren’t styles they’d grown up with, it was easy to see the joy the music brought them. By the time Desi Arnaz aka “Rickie Ricardo” of I Love Lucy fame arrived on TV, these styles had become global phenomena and were being danced in every corner of the world. Fast forward to today and they’ve made a powerful comeback on TV dance shows and in dance studios and night clubs from Austin to Aberdeen.
Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, Putumayo’s new release, Rumba, Mambo and Cha Cha Cha, demonstrates the universal and lasting appeal of this retro-flavored music. And, since it provided the mellower underpinnings of the salsa boom that occurred a couple of decades later, it has similar appeal that brought global acclaim to the Buena Vista Social Club artists. As an indication of the music’s global popularity, this collection not only features several groups from Cuba, but also Latin bands from Scotland, Belgium, France and Russia.
Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha is now available in many Whole Foods Market stores along with other Putumayo Latin and international CD collections.
So, what’s your favorite Latin music style? Leave a comment below by May 4th for a chance to win a 12-CD collection from our Latin series.
THE CONTEST IS NOW OVER AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER SHORTLY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS!
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I love Latin music. It always makes me want to dance. I just feel happier when I hear it. You can't help it!
04/27/2011 9:08:15 PM CDT
I don't have a favorite - yet! I don't own any latin music but have always wanted to. I love to dance and hope to put latin in my repetoire.
04/27/2011 9:09:09 PM CDT
I love the cha cha...1...2...cha cha cha!!!!!!
=)
04/27/2011 9:12:10 PM CDT
love the latin music and find it perfect for: dancing, cleaning house, exercising, music for parties....the list goes on and on!!!
04/27/2011 9:13:02 PM CDT
I am from Brazil and I teach Zumba in Tampa Bay area. With this profile everybody can figure how much I love Latin Music, right?! My favorite style is Cha Cha. If I get this CD my students will be happy because will create fun routines to them. I can not wait to listen to it.
04/27/2011 9:14:26 PM CDT
My ABSOLUTE favorite Latin music style is salsa, but I also love all types of older, classic latin music that came before salsa, and contribute to what we know as salsa today. Even though I am
not of latin decent, I fell in love with the latin rhythms many years ago...I love to dance to salsa, merengue, cha cha cha, and bachata. It's music that is good for the soul!! Thank you, Putumayo, for making these rhythms available for the world to enjoy.
04/27/2011 9:15:18 PM CDT
I like it all but my favorite is Latin jazz especially things like the Buena Vista Social Club but Santana and the Gypsy Kings are great listening.
04/27/2011 9:17:11 PM CDT
This would be a great way to get up and get motivated! I don't care where you are, and you hear this kind of music, it is always motivating and inspiring! :)
04/27/2011 9:17:18 PM CDT
I defy you to remain still with Latin Music! Can't be done!!
04/27/2011 9:17:44 PM CDT
don't have one, but this could point me in a latin direction.
04/27/2011 9:17:49 PM CDT
I love the merengue because it's one of the latin dances that my husband does very well!
04/27/2011 9:18:06 PM CDT
Santana in mellow mode always lets me feel wonderful.
04/27/2011 9:18:45 PM CDT
Love all the Latin songs! Have actually been borrowing them from the library....would love to own them!
04/27/2011 9:19:34 PM CDT
My favorite Latin music style is reminiscent of the Buena Vista Social Club because it reminds me of the wonderful film with the same name.
04/27/2011 9:21:38 PM CDT
My partner and i have just started taking Latin dance classes! We've learned Rumba, Salsa (one of my favorites :), Cha Cha, and have moved to private lessons in order to improve and be ready to wow our friends :)
We're always practicing and he's continually learning to pick up the different beats in songs... We'd love to have a cd set to expand our beat library!!
04/27/2011 9:23:39 PM CDT
Salsa!! I like them all :)
04/27/2011 9:24:13 PM CDT
It's hard to pick a favorite. I heard some fabulous music when I went to Cuba three years ago. I also love Sephardic music.
04/27/2011 9:24:37 PM CDT
We have several Putumayo’s Latin Collection CD and enjoy listening to them at home and in the car. The music coming from Cuba is inspiring and invigorating. That it comes from musicians who have lived far too long in a repressed society is a testament to the vitality of the people and their culture.
04/27/2011 9:25:33 PM CDT
Salsa!
04/27/2011 9:25:34 PM CDT
It is immpossible not to feel happy when listening to rumba, mambo and cha cha cha music. Great mood lifters!
04/27/2011 9:27:41 PM CDT
Salsa because that's the dance that my husband learned with me when we were dating. My kids absolutely love to dance with us now. Dance can & should be a family thing!
04/27/2011 9:31:32 PM CDT
Putomayo has the best International sounds! I look forward to dancing the Rumba, Mambo & the Cha Cha Cha with my sweetie!
04/27/2011 9:31:57 PM CDT
I love salsa! But it is all good!
04/27/2011 9:34:06 PM CDT
1920's / 30's Cuban music
04/27/2011 9:35:25 PM CDT
Well, it's all good, but if I have to pick a fave I'll pick cumbia. Love to hear Cesar Rosas of my favorite band - Los Lobos - sing a cumbia and see the peeps of all ages dancing at outdoor concerts.
04/27/2011 9:35:28 PM CDT