Old Rhumba

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experimental poetry by Mark Young. "Once more meandering, this time whistling the Peanut Vendor song, unable to accede to the lyrics Ñ peanuts do bop do bop. What was once a Cuban rhythm, the rumba, an h added in the pre- & post-war dancehalls of the then united States, turned into a jazz standard by the white swing bands Ñ if you haven't got bananas don't be blue Ñ brought back to much more like its original format by resettled Cuban musicians who found fame by cashing in on a craze for Latin-American music. Nothing of which has anything to do with this collection. Except for the name. Old Rhumba. 50 million monkeys can't be wrong (peanuts do bop do bop)." Show more