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Press release:

“Cuba has proved highly influential in the development of countless musical genres in the world, from son, guarachá, danzón, bolero and rhumba to Afro-Cuban jazz. New Continent’s ‘Dundunbanza! – Essential Cuban Classics’ collects twenty-six of the best-known songs to have emerged from the island on one beautiful, rhythmical and intoxicating compilation.”

Side 1
1. Mongo Santamaria – “Linda Guajira” (3:06)
2. Beny More – “Que Bueno Baila Usted” (3:19)
3. Machito – “Relax & Mambo” (3:07)
4. Celia Cruz – “Al Son Del Pilon” (2:45)
5. Perez Prado – “Tabu” (2:20)
6. Pacho Alonso – “Yo No Quiero Piedra En Mi Camino” (3:04)
7. Peruchin – “La Mulata Rumbera” (2:59)
8. Olga Guillot – “Lagrimas Negras” (2:55)
9. Bola De Nieve – “Dejame Recordar” (1:50)
10. Bebo Valdes – “El Manisero” (2:39)

Side 2
1. Joseito Fernandez – “Guantanamera” (2:59)
2. Cachao – “Cogele El Golpe” (2:44)
3. Arsenio Rodriguez – “Dundumbanza” (2:39)
4. Omara Portuondo – “Magia Negra” (2:35)
5. Frank Emilio Flynn – “Gandinga, Mondongo Y Sandunga” (2:34)
6. Celeste Mendoza – “Te Di Un Beso Sin Importancia” (2:54)
7. Bebo Valdes – “Mambo Riff” (2:44)
8. Pio Leyva – “La Rumba Me Llama” (2:55)
9. Perez Prado – “Mambo No 5” (2:48)
10. Company Segundo (Los Compadres) – “Saradonga” (3:20)