(b Mario Muñoz Salazar, 5 Dec. '23, Buena Vista, Cuba, 4 June '00, New York City). Afro Cuban singer/ percussionist/ composer with engagingly poignant voice; worked with cha cha chá creator Enrique Jorrín, others; made films in Mexico and joined La Sonora Matancera there, continuing as a member into the '90s; left Cuba for good '60. Sessioned on Patato & Totico '67 on Verve (reissued on Mediterraneo '92) by conguero Carlos "Patato" Valdes and vocalist/ percussionist Eugenio Arango "Totico", Mark Weinstein's avant-garde Cuban Roots '68 on Musicor prod.

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