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Tito Rodriguez

Last week Fania released a deluxe 2 disc 30 track box set of music from mambo king, Tito Rodriguez. The collection, A Man and His Music: El Inolvidable includes digitally remastered versions of many of his biggest hits. The Puerto Rican-born Rodriguez came to NYC as a teenager in the 1930’s where we formed the Tito Rodriguez Orchestra, one of the most danceable bands of the era. His voice would be at the forefront of the genre for decades until he was rushed to the hospital after an NYC performance in 1973 which led to his death.