Nod to The Legend · The producers · 1943
Machito and Mario Bauzá
Afro-Cuban jazz
Bauzá, music director of Machito's Afro-Cubans in New York, wrote "Tanga" in 1943, often called the first Afro-Cuban jazz tune, fusing Cuban rhythms with big band jazz.
Still heard: Latin jazz, salsa horns and clave-based grooves.
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