Mambo No.8-Perez Prado

My old old hometown, Padang Serai Kedah, Malaysia thrived mainly on rubber, coconut, paddy. Circa 1956 it was a boom town because its produce fetched good prices on the global market. Rubber Tappers and Rice Farmers from the outskirts came into Pdg.Serai in droves in the evening and the only entertainment then were the Toddy Shop, Movies and The Joget Modern. This kind of dance called the 'mambo'  was very popular among the village folks and rubber estate workers....and The Joget Modern stage in town became real popular (Joget Modern = Modern Dances, where one have to pay for a dance with the pretty dames lined up maybe be 10  in all on a stage). This number Mambo No.8 became a craze and its impact upon me is deep and lasting.