Mocambo

Many of the African roots in Veracruz have been forgotten, as well as the stories surrounding other communities with African names in the area, such as Mocambo, Matamba, Mozomboa,

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The piece is titled "Blood Spilled in the Name of Fortuna" It has a sub-title "Bar Mocambo" I like the idea of equating a religious war to a bar fight.

Gordy Grundy: Blood Not So Simple: Bloody Fine Art Gordy Grundy 2011

Two years later, she began her solo career and by the mid-1950s, she had become the first African-American to perform at the Mocambo.

Five People Born on April 25 | myFiveBest 2010

The piece is titled "Blood Spilled in the Name of Fortuna" It has a sub-title "Bar Mocambo" I like the idea of equating a religious war to a bar fight.

Gordy Grundy: Blood Not So Simple: Bloody Fine Art Gordy Grundy 2011

I remember my mother telling me that once there had been a scandal at the Mocambo nightclub on the Sunset Strip that everyone in town knew about the following morning.

One From The Hart Stefanie Powers 2010

To my left on the corner on Second stood the old Mocambo cafe and lounge, home to drag queens in plumage and closed 40 years, in whose windows I now saw the dead, standing and sitting in chairs and looking out blankly at nothing.

Ten Dreams That Raised Some Of the Dead Robert Crisman 2010

In 1952 Ella Fitzgerald was refused a booking at a major nightclub called The Mocambo.

Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010

Let's hope Volume 3 is not a reissue of "El Mocambo."

Sal Nunziato: Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, for Those Who Still Care #8 2010

This new series, which started with the infamous "El Mocambo" show, continues with this classic, now featuring 11 unreleased tracks.

Sal Nunziato: Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, for Those Who Still Care #8 2010

"Live At The El Mocambo" was a famous, promo-only LP that many of us had a hard time getting our mitts on back in the day. 30 years later, it finally gets a separate, commercial release after being packaged as a bonus CD in the first boxed set of Rykodisc reissues, which in all fairness to the UMG, is now out of print.

Sal Nunziato: Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #5 2009