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1954 album by soprano Yma Sumac
Mambo! is the fifth studio album by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac. It was released in 1954 by Capitol Records. Most of the tracks were composed by her husband Moisés Vivanco.[2]
Standard edition| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Bo Mambo" | Billy May, Moisés Vivanco | 3:17 |
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| 2. | "Taki Rari" | Vivanco | 1:47 |
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| 3. | "Gopher" | Vivanco | 2:14 |
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| 4. | "Chicken Talk" | Vivanco | 3:03 |
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| 5. | "Goomba Boomba" | May | 4:12 |
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| 6. | "Malambo No. 1" | Vivanco | 2:53 |
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| 7. | "Five Bottles of Mambo" | May, Vivanco | 2:49 |
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| 8. | "Indian Carnival" | Vivanco | 2:04 |
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| 9. | "Cha Cha Gitano" | Vivanco | 3:48 |
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| 10. | "Jungla" | May | 2:25 |
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| 11. | "Carnavalito Boliviano" | Vivanco | 2:05 |
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The original 10" edition had eight tracks.[3] "Goomba Boomba", "Cha Cha Gitano" and "Carnavalito Boliviano" were added for the 1955 LP edition.[4]
"Gopher" is featured prominently in the 1998 Canadian-American made-for-television black comedy film, Dead Husbands.[5]
"Malambo No. 1" was featured on season 5 of the American reality competition television series, RuPaul's Drag Race.[6]
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