Machito (February 16, 1912-April 15, 1984) was an influential Latin jazz musician and bandleader. Born Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo in Havana, Cuba, he was active in Cuba before emigrating to the United States in 1937, where he sang with Xavier Cugat and Noro Morales, among others. Jump to: navigation, search February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Havana (Spanish: San Cristóbal de La Habana; UN/LOCODE: Habana (CU HAV)) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Xavier Cugat (1 January 1900 - 27 October 1990) was a Catalan-Cuban bandleader who many consider to have had more to do with the infusion of Latin music into United States popular music than any other musician. ...

Machito founded the Afro-Cubans in 1940, with his brother-in-law Mario Bauza as musical director. He sang and played maracas for the Afro-Cubans. He was known for the rhythms of the Afro-Cuban music including mambo, rumba, cha cha cha, cubop, Latin jazz, pachanga and son montuno and his 20 piece orchestra became a major force in the history of Latin music during the 40s and 50s. His sister Graciela is also a vocalist for the Afro-Cuban band. The Afro-Cubans were a latin jazz band founded by Machito in 1940; often billed as Machito and his Afro-Cubans. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mario Bauza (April 28, 1911 in Havana, Cuba - July 11, 1993 in New York City) was one of the important figures in the development of latin jazz. ... Mambo is a Cuban musical form and dance style. ... Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated in Africa and traveled via the slave trade to Cuba and the New World. ... For the dance, see Cha-cha-cha (dance). ... Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. ... Pachanga is a type of Latin American music and dance originating from Cuba in the 1960s. ... Arsenio Rodríguez initially developed son montuno from son. ... Latin American music, or the music of Latin America, is sometimes called Latin music. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 10s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sometimes the 40s is used as shorthand for the 1940s, the 1840s, or other such decades in various centuries... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Sometimes the 50s is used as shorthand for the 1950s, the 1850s, or other such decades in various centuries Events... Jump to: navigation, search Graciela Grillo-Perez (August 25, 1915) was born in Havana, Cuba and in the early 40s she moved to New York to seek success as the first lady of Latin jazz. ...

Machito died during a concert in London, England in 1984. London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ...