“Oye Cómo Va” (“Listen to how”) is a 1962 cha-cha-cha by Tito Puente, originally released on El Rey Bravo. The block chord ostinato pattern that repeats throughout the song was most likely borrowed by Puente from Cachao’s 1957 mambo “Chanchullo”, which was recorded by Puente in 1959. The song achieved worldwide popularity in 1970, when […]