Category
page 1Mambo musicians
Celia Cruz
Cuban singer (1925–2003)
Yma Sumac
Peruvian-American singer (1922–2008)

Tito Puente
American musician (1923-2000)

Desi Arnaz
Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer (1917-1986)

Lou Bega
German singer

Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger (1917–1989)
Benny Moré
Cuban singer (1916–1963)

Cachao
Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao ( ), was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. An exile in the United States since the 1960s, he only achieved international fame following a career revival in the 1990s.
Enrique Jorrín
Cuban musician
Noro Morales
Puerto Rican musician (1911–1964)
Lalo Guerrero
American musician, composer and labor activist (1916–2005)