It should come as no surprise that one of the special families in Latin music continues to “move the people”. Of even less surprise is who the leader of this family is, and the wide body of work that is his legacy. This man is Maestro José Mangual Jr.
The son of the innovative and pioneering bongocéro of the Machito Orchestra, one José Mangual Sr. (known worldwide as “Buyú”,) José Jr. was born and raised in East Harlem, the Spanish Quarter of New York City known as “El Barrio”. By the age of fifteen, José Jr. was already playing in local groups.


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