Arsenio Rodríguez

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August 30, 1911 - December 31, 1971, they died aged 60.
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An Artist with 16 releases, and a member of 1 group.

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Arsenio Rodríguez (born Ignacio Arsenio Travieso Scull, Gúira de Macurijes, 31 August 1911 - Los Angeles, 31 December 1970) was a Cuban musician who played the tres (Cuban guitar), reorganized the conjunto and developed the son montuno, and other Afro-Cuban rhythms in the 1940s and 50s. He claimed to be the true creator of the mambo, and was an important and prolific composer who wrote nearly two hundred song lyrics.

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19 releases – 16 under their own name and 3 in other groups Edit
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