Eduardo Davidson
Eduardo Davidson (1929–1994) Was born Claudio Cuza on October 30, 1929, in Baracoa, Cuba and died June 10, 1994, in New York City, US. He is best known as the creator of the pachanga, style of music. His 1959 song "La Pachanga" hybridized Afro-Cuban Lucumí and Bembé rhythms from their Nigerian Yoruba traditions, pairing them with Brazilian Samba. Davidson also is credited with choreographing the original form of the Pachanga dance.
Eduardo Davidson
- Died
- 1994
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Occupation
- composer · songwriter
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Eduardo Davidson (1929–1994) Was born Claudio Cuza on October 30, 1929, in Baracoa, Cuba and died June 10, 1994, in New York City, US. He is best known as the creator of the pachanga, style of music. His 1959 song "La Pachanga" hybridized Afro-Cuban Lucumí and Bembé rhythms from their Nigerian Yoruba traditions, pairing them with Brazilian Samba. Davidson also is credited with choreographing the original form of the Pachanga dance.
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Born in 1910, died in 1994.
Eduardo Davidson (1910–1994) was a Cuban composer and songwriter.
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