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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

La Pachanga - Rene Touzet

Son Montuno Son
La Pachanga
Rene Touzet
Gene Norman Presents
GNP 57
1961

From the back cover: First the bolero, then the Rhumba, Guaracha, Mambo, Guaguanco, Chachacha, Son Montuno and now LA PACHANGA. Cuba is a fertile land not only agriculturally, but musically. From her bosom have sprung many of the exciting rhythms the whole world dances and dreams to.

For many years the small conjuntos and charangueros of Oriente, the easternmost province of Cuba, played a kind of music which was different from the music which was played in the rest of the Island. But it was only about a year ago that Eduardo Davidson, a noted TV writer gave form to those rhythms by writing a tune and calling it "La Pachanga." The tune in itself caught fire, and the new sound with its pulsating rhythm and exciting strains captivated the fancies of all who love to dance in Cuba. It soon spread to the South American countries, Mexico, and lately, to the U.S., via Miami and N.Y. Despite the short time that it has been exposed, The Pachanga has become a steady part of the "dancing vocabulary" of Latin dance addicts everywhere.

As a technical detail we might add that the Pachanga has a definite two-beat feeling and the dance is simple and flexible enough to be assimilated and enjoyed by everyone.


From Billboard - May 1, 1961: Another in the ever-growing line of pachanga-charanga LP's – this one features the Rene Touzet ork in a very danceable set. There are many vocals with solo singer and vocal chorus.

La Pachanga - Eduardo Davidson
Calculadora - Rosendo Russell
Son Montuno Son - Rene Touzet
Incertidumbre - Gonzalo Curiel
Dime Que Si - Rene Touzet
El Panchanguero - Eduardo Davidson
Pachangueando - Rene Touzet
Levantate - Jose D. Quinones
Mango Mangue - Fellove
Total - Ricardo Perdomo
Pa' Chimsos Tu - Rene Touzet
Piano Pachanga - Rene Touzet

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