Arsenio Rodríguez
Arsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician, composer and bandleader. He played the tres, as well as the tumbadora, and he specialized in son, rumba and other Afro-Cuban music styles. In the 1940s and 1950s Rodríguez established the conjunto format and contributed to the development the son montuno, the basic template of modern-day salsa. He claimed to be the true creator of the mambo and was an important as well as a prolific composer who wrote nearly two hundred songs.
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Male
Date of Birth
August 31st, 1911
Age
115
Birth Place
Cuba, Matanzas Province
Date of Death
December 31st, 1970
Died Aged
59
Star Sign
Virgo
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