Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician (1911-1970) · Cuba · On the map · Musicians · Died at 59
Arsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician, composer and bandleader. He played the tres, as well as the tumbadora, and he specialized in son, rumba and other Afro-Cuban music styles.
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About this person
In the 1940s and 1950s Rodríguez established the conjunto format and contributed to the development of the son montuno, the basic template of modern-day salsa. He claimed to be the true creator of the mambo and was an important as well as a prolific composer who wrote nearly two hundred songs.
Country
Cuba
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1970 · aged 59
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