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  "slug": "rita-montaner",
  "name": "Rita Montaner",
  "description": "Rita Montaner appears once in our Son Cubano list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/rita-montaner/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1928,
    "last": 1928
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 2,
    "list": "Son Cubano"
  },
  "appearsOn": [
    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "son-cubano",
      "name": "Son Cubano",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/son-cubano/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "rita-montaner--el-manisero",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/rita-montaner--el-manisero/",
      "title": "El Manisero",
      "year": 1928,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A peanut vendor's street cry turned into a son-pregón, and the record that set off a rumba craze across America and Europe. Cuban music's first global export.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Rita%20Montaner%20El%20Manisero",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQ9pay12Fw",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 2,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "son-cubano",
        "name": "Son Cubano",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/son-cubano/"
      },
      "artist": "Rita Montaner"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}