Midsummer Night Swing: Cachao's Mambo All Stars

The second week of the Swing gets off to a rollicking start with the New York City debut of Cachao’s Mambo All Stars, the Afro-Cuban supergroup that carries on the legacy of Israel “Cachao” Lopez, known as the “father of mambo.” Before the music starts, Latin dance instructors Eddie and Maria Torres guide us through the basics of mambo, a dance characterized by sensuous languor punctuated with quick footwork and rapidly shimmying hips. Shake it, New York.