Bonito y Sabroso
Beny Moré — El Bárbaro del Ritmo · 1953
- Recorded in
- Mexico City
- Released
- Victor
Not in Cuba. There's a story behind that.
Published
Mexico City. 1953. A Cuban falls in love.
With a country that wasn't his.
"Bonito y Sabroso." Beny Moré · 1953.
"El Bárbaro del Ritmo" — Cuba's most expressive voice.
The record that crossed borders.
Recorded in Mexico City, 1953. Pressed by Victor. Played across Latin America.
He's not singing about a woman. He's singing about a country.
"México y la Habana son ciudades hermanas."
In 1953, that was a love letter the whole continent felt.
70 years later, the song still brings them together.
Every Cuban social plays it. Every dancer knows it.
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"Pero qué bonito y sabroso bailan el mambo los mexicanos."
"How beautiful — the Mexicans dance mambo, just like Cubans."
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