He came to New York City from Cuba and was a classically trained clarinet player.
Who is Mario Bauzá?
100
His name was Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo de Ayala, but he was better known by this name.
What is Machito?
100
This trumpet player was one of the founders of the jazz style, Bebop and the first American jazz musician to champion Afro-Cuban music in the United States.
Who is Dizzy Gillespie?
100
This second-floor dancehall on 53rd Street and Broadway in New York City, became famous for its excellent Latin music from 1948 until it closed in 1966.
What is the Palladium?
100
A cultural influence keeping Latin music in the mainstream was this situation comedy television program, featuring Desi Arnaz, a Cuban born American musician, actor, and renown for leading a Latin music band.
What is "I Love Lucy"?
200
Mario Bauza switched his instrument to this brass instrument to become a part of the jazz scene in Harlem during the 1930s.
What is the trumpet?
200
With his, brother-in-law leading the band, Mario Bauzá became the musical director of this successful Latin jazz and dance band.
What is Machito & his Afro-Cubans?
200
Mario Bauzá introduced this Cuban percussionist to Dizzy Gillespie.
Who is Chano Pozo?
200
Dancers “Cuban Pete” Aguilar & Millie Donay, Augustine “Augie” Rodriguez & Margo Bartolomei were known as this and became celebrities for their abilities and showmanship as regular dancers at the Palladium.
What are Mambonicks?
200
To many Americans, Cuban music became the music of Fidel Castro and the communists after this event in 1959.
What is The Cuban Revolution?
300
As Bauzá became more fluent in American jazz, music of this country became more popular in the United States.
What is Cuba?
300
The band, Machito & his Afro-Cubans were famous for bringing together these two styles of music in one group.
What are big band arrangements and Cuban rhythms?
300
In late 1947, Chano Pozo played with Dizzy Gillespie's big band at this world famous concert hall.
What is Carnegie Hall?
300
For a time, this Latin jazz and Salsa musician was known as "El Rey de los Timbales" (The King of the timbales) and "The King of Latin Music".
Who is Tito Puente?
300
The rising popularity of this music in the 1960s, contributed to a decline in the popularity of Latin music.
What is Rock & Roll?
400
This song was a surprise smash hit from Cuba that launched the rhumba dance craze of the 1930s.
What is El Manisero?
400
Much Afro-Cuban music had coded messages for those who knew. This 1940s tune began with a vocalist shouting, "Tanga! Boru Boya,” which is a traditional Santeria greeting.
What is "Tanga"?
400
This musical composition was co-written by Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie.
What is Manteca?
400
This Puerto Rican singer and bandleader was
known, by many fans, as "El Inolvidable" (The Unforgettable).
Who is Tito Rodriguez?
400
Songwriters Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus called some of their songs this because of the elements of Latin music they incorporated in their compositions and their fondness for the music they heard at the Palladium in New York City.
What is "Jewish Latin"?
500
Mario Bauzá joined this drummer's band and eventually became the band's musical director.
Who is Chick Webb?
500
This dance - and music form - combined rhythms from African folk music and the danzón.
What is the mambo?
500
Dizzy once referred to this Latin percussion instrument as "one of those tom-toms.” It was Chano's main instrument.
What is a conga?
500
These three performers were known as "The Big Three" and helped the Palladium to become famous for Latin music.
Who are Machito and his Afro-Cubans, Tito Rodriguez & Tito Puente?
500
After this 1969 Rock & Roll music festival, Santana’s Afro-Cuban, blues hybrid became an integral part of the American soundscape.