Orlando "Mazacote" López & su Orquesta - "En El Hotel Airport Park"

"15th Aniversario De Mazacote & Su Orq. En El Hotel Airport Park"
Orlando "Mazacote" López & su Orquesta
Vinyl LP

Orlando "Mazacote" López was born in La Habana, Cuba in 1939.
He left Cuba in 1964 for Florida, then migrated to Los Ángeles, California.

"15th Aniversario De Mazacote & Su Orq. En El Hotel Airport Park"
with legendary 'Rolando "Rolito" Soto' on bongoes, "Rolito" takes solos on two songs.
("Rolito" can be heard on Conjunto Rumbavana's 1960 LP:
"A Gozar! La Zandunga")

Rolando "Rolito" Soto
in Cuba before he came the U.S.

Rolando "Rolito" Soto

6. "Rumba pa los rumberos"
Rolando "Rolito" Soto: bongo solo

10. "Suena tu bongó"
Rolando "Rolito" Soto: bongo solo

The now defunct "Airport Park Hotel" in Inglewood, California had quite a "reputation" back in its day, these were three reviews of the hotel I found on the internet:
(Sounds like a great place for a gig!!)

1- "Worst hotel I ever went to"

By Racquel T.

"Where to start... gang bangers, rats, roaches, fights, illegal selling of drugs.. not a family place, not a place to go to period."

2-"Awful"

By Anonymous

"Dirty, bad neighborhood, gang bangers fighting outside the "hotel". Bad experience overall. Very concerned for our safety...left after two hours and went back to the airport. Definitely a cockroach motel and then some."

3- "NOT GOOD"

By jackson01

"This hotel is where they move all the child molesters of society in the Inglewood district. Please do not stay at that hotel."

"Mazacote" 1980's

"Shukandu!"
"Mazacote" 1970's

In this short video, Orlando "Mazacote" López
is probably 72 years old:

Conjunto Rumbavana - Cuba

"Rumbavana En Santiago"
1983 LP/LD
With Ricardito in the band.

2. Poupourri De Sones


7. Estoy Buscando Un Amor


8. La Bachata De Guido


"Conjunto Rumbavana"
1980 LP/LD
With Ricardito singing.
One of my favorite Rumbavana recordings, the
 band kills with bongocero Tino Alonso "Papa Gofio"
and tumbador Rolando Sigler who both play their cojones off!
Gilberto Azcuy also plays his balls off on trumpet.

8. Arra Rra Rra En Potpourri


"De Nuevo"
1988  
Siboney vinyl LP/LD

5. La China Linda


"Treinta Aniversario"
1986  
Vinyl LP/LD

2. Soy Cubano Con Razón

4. Oye La Rumba Esta Buena

5. Con La Mulata Belén

7. Que Se Fuñan

8. Que Le Pasa A Esa Mujer


"Desengaño De Los Roncos"
A mix of various Rumbavana tunes
on an Egrem CD.

4. Desengaño De Los Roncos


"Reencuentro Entre Soneros"
LP/LD
(El maestro Raúl Planas vocals)

1. Que Ritmo Que Sabor

2. Voy Del Monte Al Llano

4. Malé Malé


Conjunto Rumbavana
1974 LP/LD
(Raúl Planas)

1. Tasca Tasca

2. Lo Que Mi Alma Ansia

3. Ya Ves, No Te Quiero

5. La Mujer De Antonio

6. Baila Francisca


"Son... y Son De Cuba"
LP/LD
Rumbavana only on two tracks,
an 11:00 min. Poutpurri of 7 songs
and a version of Guantanamera.

1. Poutpurri 11:00

5. Lluvia De Alfires - Annia Linares


"Con Un Besito Mi Amor"
1972 LP/LD

5. Que Buenas Son

9. Asi Quiero Corazon
Comp: Juan Formell

10. Te Invento Un Momento

12. Quiereme Amorcito

"Orq. Rumbavana"
A CD that was released in 1999,
all live/en vivo from radio broadcasts.
Very nice, with Planas, Macias y Guido singing.
still available @ .99 each on most MP3 download sites
and free on the "usual" file sharing sites.

"Mi Son Por El Mundo Va"

1. Muchacha Ponte Pa Esto 5:36
2. Mi Son Por El Mundo Va 5:06
3. Mucho Me Alegro 5:06
4. El Desengaño De Los Roncos 5:40
5. Dame Soga 4:51
6. Asi Se Perdio Esa Muchacha 5:09

Conjunto Rumbavana
1964
Egrem vinyl LP.

3. Oiga Compay

 6. Yo Soy Del Campo

"A Gozar! La Zandunga"
1960 LP/LD
A bootleg of songs from various other LP's

Conjunto Rumbavana con 'Rolito' Soto,
singers Felo martinez, Orestes Macias y Guido Soto.
   Rolando 'Rolito' Soto

With legendary bongocero Roloando 'Rolito' Soto (in the band at this time) who had a very "distinctive" sounding Martillo, in that he tuned his Macho (small) bongo head very high giving his "index finger" when playing "beat 1" and "beat 3" sounding like someone snapping their fingers.
He also used a larger sized 9½ Hembra (large head).

5. Marcolina

6. Ahora Todos Bailan

7. Soy Caguairan

8. Tu Nada Mas

 Rolando 'Rolito' Soto in Los Angeles California


"Rumbavana Con Orestes Macias"
CD reissue of the "Vanidad" LP below

"Vanidad"
(Canta Orestes Macias)
1959-'60 LP

8. Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir

10. El Carapacho

12. Ahi Na' Ma'

"Cumbanchando"
1955
Vinyl LP/LD

Their first LP.
Yo Soy La Rumba

"Conjunto Rumbavana"
CD compilation by EGREM,
part of their "Agrupaciones Bailables" series.
18 songs remastered.
Excellent compilation and sound.