Al Castellanos

Al Castellanos was a Cuban bandleader of the 1940s and 1950s. He was one of the first three acts, with Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez, to record for Tico Records in New York.[1] In 1955 Castellanos signed a three-year deal with leading New York Latin label Mardi Gras Records and had his first big hit "The Speak-Up Mambo".[2] Castellanos' orchestra was based around the La Playa Sextet.

Discography
  • Speak-Up, Mardi-Gras Records 1956
  • Cha Cha Cha Together 1-2-3, Mardi-Gras Records
  • Pachanga Si And Cha Cha Too!, Mardi-Gras Records
  • Cha Cha At The Sahara , Mardi-Gras Records

References
  1. Max Salazar -Mambo Kingdom: Latin Music in New York 2010 0857125028 "In March 1949, Puente left the Campo band. On July 4 of that year, he debuted with his seven-piece orchestra at El Patio Club in Atlantic Beach. Meanwhile, before 1948 had ended, George Goldner and Art “Pancho” Raymond founded Tico Records and recorded Al Castellanos, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodríguez."
  2. Billboard - 28 May 1955 - Page 40 Mambo maestro Al Castellanos has signed a three-year deal with Mardi Gras Records.


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