[Sunny & Tropical]
No.50EX "Mambo No.6" by Masayoshi Takanaka
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Hi. Today's song is "Mambo No.6" by "Masayoshi Takanaka".
It's a sunny & tropical Latin fusion pefromed by a super guitarist "Masayoshi Takanaka".
His passionated, and happy electric guitar sound makes us feel like we are enjoying a party in a tropical resort.
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Song data
| Title | Mambo No.6 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Masayoshi Takanaka |
| Album Title | |
| Catalog Number | UPCY-6716 |
| Track No. | 3 |
| Duration | 4:12 |
| Released | 1980 |
| Publisher | |
| Lyricist | Instrumental music |
| Composer | |
| Arranger |
About the creators
Instrumental music Lyricist
This is an instrumental music. And it seems there are no related lyrics as long as we see.
Masayoshi Takanaka Composer & Arranger
"Masayoshi Takanaka" is a composer & arranger of this song, and we would like to come back to him later in "About the artist" section.
But it might be a good idea to note just a bit about his "Mambo No.6" in here.
"Mambo No.6"
Takanaka's "Mambo No.6" is a guitar instrumental music, composed by him in 1980, after getting inspired by a famed Mambo classic, "Mambo No.5" created by "King of the Mambo" Pérez Prado.
"Mambo No.5(1950)
by "Pérez Prado"
Before "No.6", Takanaka released a disco arranged version of Pérez Prado 's "Manbo No.5", as "Manbo No.5 (DISCO DANGO)" in 1977 in his album "TAKANAKA", and a single.
"Manbo No.5 (DISCO DANGO)
by "Masayoshi Takanaka" (1977)
(Track.2)
And in 1980, he released his "Mambo No.6" in his 6th album "T-Wave", which is the song we are introducing today.
Lou Bega's "Mambo No.5"
Other prominent example of "Mambo No.5" might be Lou Bega's dance-pop cover in 2009.
"Mambo No.5 (a Little Bit of...)
by "Lou Bega" (2009)
Official video clip is also available at here on Youtube.
Cover art today
Song image & Lyrics
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Sound impression
Tropical Latin
This seems to be a Latin Fusion in moderated Mambo rhythm.
Gorgeous
The drums, bass, percussions, acoustic piano, and brass section play a short introduction, and the main melody starts.
A large brass section creates a gorgeous atmosphere from the beginning to the end of the song.
"Takanaka"'s expanding guitar sound plays hot & passionated Latin melody, but overall impression is fairly relaxed.
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About the artist
Masayoshi Takanaka A Super Guitarist
"Masayoshi Takanaka" is a guitarist, composer, music producer, and a former member of a legendary rock group "Sadistic Mika Band", active since 1971.
He is one of the most popular Rock, and Fusion guitarist, and has a lot of fans even in overseas.
As a solo musician, "Takanaka" debuted in 1976 with his first album, "SEYCHELLES". Since then, 35 singles, and 34 original, 9 live, and 34 best albums have been released until now.
(Ref: Wikipedia-en, Masayoshi Takanaka)
Short bio.
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Japanese Letters
| Song Title | Mambo No.6 |
|---|---|
| Artist | 高中正義(Masayoshi Takanaka) |
| Album Title | T-WAVE |
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