The true Father of Mambo and Son Montuno, Arsenio Rodriguez started it all. Salsa get on the dance floor.

BOBBY SANABRIA'S musical lineage reaches back to every major figure in the history of Latin Jazz. As a master drummer/percussionist, he has performed and recorded with luminaries like Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Chico O'Farrill, Candido, Marco Rizo, Francisco Aguabella, Patato, Paquito D'Rivera and more including the genres founder, the legendary Mario Bauzá where he was the drummer for Maestro Bauza's critically acclaimed orchestra. His visionary concept of his own 'Multiverse Big Band,' inspired by the writings of Mexican Octavio Paz and futurist Don Ellis, has brought forth an orchestra that can switch from a concert jazz band to an electrifying dance band at a moment's notice and has achieved critical acclaim for its electrifying performances. It has yielded Grammy nominations for all the Multiverse Big Band's recordings: Afro-Cuban Dream: Live & In Clave!!!, Big Band Urban Folktales, Multiverse, West Side Story Reimagined (Live), and Vox Humana (Live). ARSENIO AND BEYOND pays tribute to a musician who holds the same position in Cuban based dance music - today called salsa), that Louis Armstrong holds in jazz - both were transformative. ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ - El Ciego Maravilloso/The Blind Marvel) - (born, Matanzas, Cuba in 1911- died, Los Angeles, CA 1970) was a virtuoso of the mandolin-like sounding Cuban tres (a guitar with 3 sets of double stings) whose innovations completely changed the course of musical history. He was the first to add the conga drum to band performance in Cuba, thus acknowledging the music's West, Central African rhythmic roots creating what became known as son montuno. Rodriguez was the first to add a pianist(Lili Martinez) to a band that played son, the musical root of today's salsa. Arsenio then would add multiple trumpets playing horns lines that intersected in layers at the music's central rhythmic keystone, the clave. Thus, creating the mambo horn concept. As Maestro Mario Bauzá once stated, 'Without Arsenio, there is no salsa!'

Track Listing

• TUMBA Y BONGO 
• LA FRUTA 
• NO QUIERO 
• LA CARTERA 
• LA VIDA ES UN SUEÑO 
• MAMBO DIABLO 
• EL MULATO RUMBERO 
• EL ELEMENTO DEL BRONX 
• YO NACI EN AFRICA/ANABACOA

Additional Details

Label: Jazzheads

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 71:05 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/05/26

UPC: 809819128321