Arsenio Rodriguez the great Cuban bandleader

Arsenio AKA "El Ciego Maravilloso," the Blind Marvel or the "Marvelous Blind Guy" who reinvented the traditional Cuban son, Arsenio gave birth to a thoroughly rhythmic dance music, which became precursor to SALSA.

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[SALSAKID49]

I just want to state how much there is a love and passion for the discussion of the music we love "LATIN" "CUBAN" and/or "SALSA" Thanks to Arsenio when he started his own group. His roots was from his grandfather from the Congo heritage which is steeped in the Afro-cultures of Matanzas province, he took the worlds of the jazz-band and El Son septet, and added to the septet a second trumpet later he had three, then four trumpets and the piano and introduced the Conga via his brother Kike.

[Esco3481]

@SALSAKID49 you got some knowledge i am impress! Arsenio is really the "salsa" king son montuno master that's what alot of bands do now in days thanks to his contribution or innovations.

[SALSAKID49]

@Esco3481 Thank you, Happy Holidays.. I look at it this way, without Arsenio, Cuni, Scrull, Chapottin, Lili Martinez Etc.... their ancestors, the beautiful Cubanos/Latinos of the world. We may not have had the Afro-Cuban beats (Son Montuno, Guaracha, Rumba and Guaguanco, and what we call today "Salsa". Johnny Pacheco, who brought Salsa to New York said best that "Salsa is and always had been Cuban Music" Y Como dice Monguito El Unico "No le llamen la salsa, a mi Son..." Ha!

[jesugon17]

me siento orgulloso de mi pais y a pesar que en este momento mi patria esta gobernada por una rata de arcantarilla como fidel castro y su hermano es bello saber que por lo menos los cubanos mantenemos la salsa en la sangre y en eso nadie puede negar y la salsa como todos saben nacion en mi patria CUBA y con este padre de la salsa seguira mejorando y nunca caera saludos y que desfruten de lo mejor de la salsa

[kilealexis]

Outstandig job!!! well done and thank you.

[wasupthere]

El Ciego Maravilloso

[papakilatube]

Lo Que Dice Ud. - a "challenge" song very early poss. Rene Scull ? on vocals.

Sueltala - from his recordings outside Cuba; boogaloo era.

[guitar19904]

loving the solo at 1:27 and at 1:38 i can hear the clichea weddign bells sounds for a few moments

[masterdeeable1]

Thank God for the (Black Man). The Original Man,the Asiatic Man,the Cream of the Planet,the God!

[MightyZarkon]

I love this music man! Can you imagine being on the beach in the 30's listening to this, clear skies and water....ahhh the life!

[chuchogerry]

@domenico0001 Hermano aunque le llamen salsa que nunca será un termino musical, le quieran cambiar el nombre a nuestro SON jamas dejará de llamarse SON .un saludo cordial chucho