1. A dance in 4/4 time of Latin American origin, resembling the rumba.
2. The music for this dance.
intr.v.mam·boed, mam·bo·ing, mam·bos
To perform this dance.
[Cuban Spanish, from Haitian Creole manbo, voodoo priestess (the extended drum breaks in mambo music being likened by Cuban musicians to a voodoo priestess's ecstatic trance), perhaps from Kongo màmbu, message, conversation, ritual negotiation, plural of diàmbu, word.]
Esa rigida jerarquia clasista latinoamericana se ve denunciada en The Mambo Kings, como se puede inferir, entre otros, del siguiente pasaje situado hacia el final de la novela, cuando Cesar, agonizando, evoca su juventud:
"This survey revealed that consumers are definitely looking for more clarity and definition in organic product classifications," says Mambo Sprouts' Matthew Saline.
Based on the findings above, Mambo Sprouts suggested that retailers:--Feature both organics and local products prominently--Improve signage signifying organic and local food products--Employ colorful eye-catching point-of-purchase placards--Label products "all organic" whenever possible--Supplement in-store strategies with other marketing and educational campaigns about organic products, such as mailings and newsletters
In Mi Mambo! music flits the streets of Fast Harlem at the Harbor Conservatory where the study of latin rhythms create a sense of purpose for young people.
In particular, I was drawn to "Samba II" (great melody, interesting texture changes, fast rhythmic appeal); "Beguine" (an improvisational adventure, accelerandi and quarter note triplets); "Mambo" (an easier fast piece with a catchy hook); and "Samba III" (the collection's finale, worthy of its placement.)
Attempting to capture the sheer weightlessness, the inertia and amnesia of life today in Taipei, Millennium Mambo focuses on free-spirited bar hostess Vicky (Shu) as she floats into the new millennium, seemingly unfettered by work, love, or family.
Their latest incarnation is in the Italian-Canadian families of Mambo Italiano, which also features the new gay stereotype: call it non-stereotypical gays.
A sort of My Big Fat Gay Canadian-Italian Wedding, set in Montreal's Little Italy, Mambo stars Kirby as Angelo, a young closeted gay man Finally moving out of the home of his immigrant parents (Paul Sorvino and Ginette Reno).
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