Moisés Simmons
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Moises Simons (b. Havana 24 August 1905 -- d. Madrid 28 June 1945) The lyrics and piano arrangement of El Manisero were by the son of a Basque musician, Moises Simons. El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) is a popular Cuban song in the style of a street-seller, known as a son pregón. On the label it was called a rumba, a clear misnomer, but easy to say and remember. In those days the term 'rumba' was used as a general label for Cuban music, as 'salsa' is today, because the Cuban terms did not travel well abroad. The number was recorded by a popular Cuban singer Rita Montaner in Havana in 1928. In 1930 a well-orchestrated version was recorded in New York by Don Azpiazu and his Havana Casino orchestra, and sung by Antonio Machín. It was featured in the Hollywood film The Cuban Love Song (1931) and quickly picked by a dozen other orchestras in the United States and Europe. The song was a top hit on the record in 1931, the first million-seller in Cuban musical history Maní, maní, maní… Si te quieres por el pico divertir, Cómprame un cucuruchito de maní... Maní, el manisero se va, Caballero, no se vayan a dormir, Sin comprame un cucurucho de maní. . The Peanut Vendor had a second life as a hit number when Stan Kenton recorded it with his big band in 1947. This was also a great and long-lasting hit, re-recorded by Kenton twice with the band, and played by him later in life as a piano solo. The Kenton version was entirely instrumental, with the the rhythmic pattern emphasised with trombones. Because of its cultural importance, in 2005 The Peanut Vendor was included into the United States National Recording Registry by the National Recording Preservation Board, which noted: "It is the first American recording of an authentic Latin dance style. This recording launched a decade of “rumbamania”, introducing U.S. listeners to Cuban percussion instruments and Cuban rhythms."
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