Published by Taylor & Francis in ANTHROPOLOGY NOW!

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In this piece I narrate my experience attending the memorial for The Last of the Mambo Kings. This was a gathering in the Bronx of some of the luminaries of the Salsa and Mambo universe. 

Through my research for this essay, I learned that the meaning of Mambo is that of a conversation with the Gods, and that is how it felt for me to be at Marin’s memorial: a deeply spiritual coming together of community. 

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Published by Taylor & Francis in ANTHROPOLOGY NOW / The Last Mambo King Memorial That Danced Us All into Life on Volume 16, 2024 - Issue 3