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These Havana natives perform fluent, easy mambo and son cubano that transports listeners to not just another place, but another time. — New York Times, "13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 5 July 2018 In the Caribbean, drums were also used in religious rituals, which evolved into dance rhythms, like the Cuban son, mambo, chachacha and danzón. — Deborah Ramírez, miamiherald, "Eddie Palmieri brings his 'Wisdom' to Miami's Olympia Theater | Miami Herald," 24 May 2018 Zoomba at the Zoo is a 90-minute dance/aerobic workout class, featuring salsa, merengue, mambo and hip-hop. — Rianne Coale, RedEye Chicago, "5 things to do in Chicago this weekend," 18 May 2017 Yemen Blues Ravid Kahalani's Yemen Blues brings a polyglot mix of music from Yemen and West Africa, with inspirations of contemporary grooves, from funk to mambo, and the deep soul of old chants. — Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Museum of art announces 2018 Solstice performers, ticket info," 2 May 2018 See it: The Ball & Chain hosts shows, from salsa to jazz to mambo, from noon until late into the night. — Hannah Hayes, Southern Living, "The South's Best Musical Landmarks," 26 Feb. 2018 One, Orkesta Mendoza, is a Tuscon, Ariz., act that turned from a tribute to Cuban mambo legend Pérez Prado into a fuller-time gig. — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Top Milwaukee concerts this week: Brockhampton, Bon Iver, Stone Sour, Valerie June and more," 15 Feb. 2018 Un Tabaco Para Elegua’ The vocalist Pepito Gómez has a siren sound that reaches right back into the 1940s, when the punchy pop music known as mambo overtook Cuba. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, "The Playlist: Janelle Monáe Feels the Funk, and 13 More New Songs," 23 Feb. 2018 Skating first to a lively mix of mambo, samba and cha cha, and then to Coldplay, the pair known as the ShibSibs easily shouldered the responsibility of anchoring the U.S. squad, leading it to a bronze medal. — Time, "Maia and Alex Shibutani Are Everyone's Favorite Skating Siblings. Here's How They Got to the Olympics," 19 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mambo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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