Al Castellanos
Former Cuban Bandleader of the 1940s and 1950s
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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
- Cha Cha Cha Together 1-2-3, Mardi-Gras Records
- 1956 Cha Cha Cha At The Sahara, Mardi-Gras Records
- 1958 Caras Bonitas
- 1958 Salta Perico
- 1958 Speak Up Mambo, Mardi-Gras Records
- 1966 Pachanga Si And Cha Cha Too, Mardi-Gras Records
- 19?? Mardi gras music for dancing vol. 4
