FIRST WORLDWIDE REISSUE OF THIS ICONIC ALBUM!

• THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 4 BONUS TRACKS
• 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL
• LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES

Pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader, Bebo Valdés was one of the most influential figures in the history of Cuban music. In 1954, he started recording a series of albums for the Decca record label, among them: Your Musical Holiday in Havana, Music for the Girlfriend, Cha Cha Chás y Charangas (reissued on Descarga LP 637001), and Hot Cha Chas, the latter presented here in its entirety. The members of Bebo’s orchestra included such important musicians as Alejandro “El Negro” Vivar, Luis Escalante (trumpet), Generoso “El Tojo” Jiménez (trombone), Gustavo Más, Rafael “Cabito” Quesada, Virgilio Vixama (saxophones, clarinet), Enrique “Kike” Hernández (bass), Guillermo Barreto (drums), and Rolando Alfonso and Cándido Camero (congas), among others.

PERSONNEL:
BEBO VALDÉS (piano, conductor)
& HIS ORCHESTRA TROPICANA

(*) BONUS TRACKS: Same personnel. Recorded in 1957-59.

TRACKS:
A1. BATANGA CHA CHA CHA
A2. GUEMPA MAMBO
A3. HOT IN HAITI (Merengue Me Gusta Más)
A4. DAIQUIRI (Guaracha Mambo)
A5. CUBA LIBRE CHA CHA CHA
A6. PENTHOUSE MAMBO
A7. SIEMPRE CANTANDO (Cha cha cha) (*)
A8. CHAMIZO (Cha cha chá) (*)

B1. RITMANDO CHA CHA CHA
B2. SERENATA EN BATANGA (Bolero Mambo)
B3. MERENGUE A LA MODE (Muerto de la Risa)
B4. BIRTHDAY MAMBO
B5. CHA CHA CHA IN TROPICANA
B6. DREAMERS CHA CHA CHA
B7. APRENDE CHA CHA CHA (*)
B8. HOTCHA-CHA (*)