a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba
<noun.act> [ verb ]
dance a mambo
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Damaso Perez Prado, who was credited with popularizing the Caribbean music known as mambo in the 1940s and '50s, died Thursday after suffering a stroke, his son said.
The movie seems most what it's trying to be when the minor mambo players take over, including the venerable bandleader Tito Puente, playing himself.
The group displayed the remarkable flexibility of the marimba in wrapping up its performance with mambo, merengue and even polka numbers.