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Mambo! by Released1954RecordedAugust 1954, , Length30:37 chronologyInca Taqui
(1953)Mambo!
(1954)Legend of the Jivaro
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Mambo! is the fifth  by   . It was released on 1954 by . Most of the tracks were composed by her husband Moisés Vivanco.

Capitol got on top of two '50s fads at once by issuing an album of  tackling mambo. (characteristically) held nothing back, and the result was one of her more enjoyable LPs, with respectably swinging mambo grooves crafted by . "Five Bottles Mambo" is one of her most astonishing vocal workouts, dropping into guttural growls that are downright bestial, and making one wonder how exactly they got away with that in the conservative milieu of the 1950s.

AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger Track listing Standard editionNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Bo Mambo"Billy May, Moisés Vivanco3:172."Taki Rari"Vivanco1:473."Gopher"Vivanco2:144."Chicken Talk"Vivanco3:035."Goomba Boomba"May4:126."Malambo No. 1"Vivanco2:537."Five Bottles of Mambo"May, Vivanco2:498."Indian Carnival"Vivanco2:049."Cha Cha Gitano"Vivanco3:4810."Jungla"May2:2511."Carnavalito Boliviano"Vivanco2:05