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  "slug": "arsenio-rodriguez",
  "name": "Arsenio Rodríguez",
  "description": "Arsenio Rodríguez appears once in our Son Cubano list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/arsenio-rodriguez/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1937,
    "last": 1937
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 4,
    "list": "Son Cubano"
  },
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      "slug": "son-cubano",
      "name": "Son Cubano",
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    {
      "trackKey": "arsenio-rodriguez--bruca-manigua",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/arsenio-rodriguez--bruca-manigua/",
      "title": "Bruca Maniguá",
      "year": 1937,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The blind tres player who added a piano, a conga and a second trumpet and turned son into the conjunto format. Everything salsa does structurally, Arsenio did first.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Arsenio%20Rodr%C3%ADguez%20Bruca%20Manigu%C3%A1",
          "exact": false
        },
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