Machito

Aliases: Frank R. Grillo
Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orch.
Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra
Machito and His Afro-Cuban Salseros
Machito and his Afro-Cubans
Machito and His Orchestra
Real name: Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo
Born: February 16, 1912
Died: April 15, 1984
Country: United States
IPI: 00042749574 1 work
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Machito was born in Tampa, Florida and grew up in Cuba, returning to the United States in 1937. He was a vocalist, maraca player, and leader of various Latin and Latin jazz orchestras.

Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Almendra	Machito and his Afro-Cubans	October 1945	(7 artists)
Beereebee cum bee	Machito and His Orchestra	1956	El Tattoo del Tigre
Bim Bam Boom	Noro Morales and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Machito	1941	(3 artists)
Drume negrita	Miguelito Valdés with Machito and His Afro Cubans	1942	(52 artists)
Mambo a la Savoy	Machito and His Orchestra	July 1951	El Tattoo del Tigre