As barbecue season gets nearer I always think of this Chuy
Reyes classic.
La Opinion said
that Chuy Reyes was “prolific and passionate, he has a command of arranging
Afro-Cuban music in the modern jazz style”. Hailing from the Huastec region of
Mexico, Reyes was brought to Mexico City in 1925 where he was enrolled at the
Conservatorio de Mexico and subsequently received a five year musical study
scholarship that took him to Germany. In 1933 Reyes made his American debut,
appearing at the Chicago World’s Fair. In 1940 he began work in the Hollywood
Theatre, later appearing at the Mocambo Club and El Copacabana in Chicago.
Here’s Reyes with the Rumba Boogie, look at those moves!
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