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Cha-Cha-Cha and Mambo

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Ha-Cha-Cha!

Bobby Madera and His Orchestra  “Look, I’m Doing the Cha-Cha! … *and the Merengue and the Mambo.”  ABC Records   Thanks to LP cover lover Viejoteca Chango (Viejoteca) who adds “Bobby Madera comes from Baltimore, Maryland where he began his musical career as a trumpet player.  He was also composer, arranger and he joined the Latin band of Machito.”

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What time is it?

“Samba Time”  Egidio Bortoli and Latin American Rhythm  Spotlight Records (Australia)

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The Cuban shuffle

“Cha Cha Cha”  Ramon Marquez  Musart Records

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Ghost buskers

Los Fantasmas   Jose Curbelo   Polydor Records (France)

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Ben Dover at the Sands

Cha-Cha a Mexico   Las Secretarias el Bodeguero   avec les orchestres Pepe Luis et Frankie   Fontana Records EP   France

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Drum set

Boleros   Ramoncito Gomes     MusiColor Records

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The devil’s in de tail

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Another nice illustration by French artist Sine.   Mario Bua et son Orchestre. “Cha Cha Chacrileges”

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Cha, cha, charlie, is tha, tha, that you?

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“Cha Cha Cha?”   Polydor

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Swing-a-bull

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“Jimmy La Vaca Swings Cha Cha Cha”   Gone Records

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Ray’s tracks

“Baila Baila (Dance-Dance)”   Ray Terrace with featured vocalist Manny Roman   Jubilee Records   “Ray’s Beat” and “Aye Que Frio” are a worth the price of admission to this rare original mid-sixties, mambo mover-groover.

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