"El Manisero" (The Peanut Vendor), composed in 1928, is considered one of the most famous Cuban songs of all time. It popularized the son-pregón genre internationally and was notably recorded by Don Azpiazú's Havana Casino Orchestra in 1930.
"El Manisero" (The Peanut Vendor) is a seminal Cuban son-pregón composed by Moisés Simons in 1928. It popularized Afro-Cuban rhythms internationally, with iconic recordings by Rita Montaner and Don Azpiazú. Its melody and syncopation influenced the 1930s "rhumba craze" in the U.S.
