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La Pachanga (song)

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"La Pachanga" is a 1959 song by Eduardo Davidson, which is considered the classic example of the pachanga genre.[1] The song was premiered by the Charanga band of the flautist Melquiades Fundora in Havana.[2] The lyrics include an invitation to the dance: "Señores que pachanga, me voy con la pachanga. Ay mamita que'pachanga, me voy con la pachanga."[3]

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  1. ^ Candelaria, Cordelia; García, Peter J.; Aldama, Arturo J. (2004). Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, vol. 2, p. 607.
  2. ^ Cuban Music from A to Z Helio Orovio, 2004, p. 207
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music George Torres, 2013, p. 291
  4. ^ Billboard, 20 March 1961, p. 99