# Arsenio Rodríguez — Every Record We Rank

Arsenio Rodríguez appears once in our Son Cubano list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Son Cubano
- **Year:** 1937
- **Highest placing:** No. 4 in Son Cubano
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/arsenio-rodriguez/

## Appears on

### [Bruca Maniguá](https://waxonia.com/track/arsenio-rodriguez--bruca-manigua/)

*1937 · No. 4 in [Son Cubano](https://waxonia.com/genre/son-cubano/)*

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.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Arsenio%20Rodr%C3%ADguez%20Bruca%20Manigu%C3%A1) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=XjTcKP7JwfY)

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