"Mi saoco" is a son montuno written and performed by Cuban singer

Benny Moré Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré Gutiérrez (24 August 1919 – 19 February 1963), better known as Benny Moré (also spelled Beny Moré), was a Cuban singer, bandleader and songwriter. Due to his fluid tenor voice and his great expressivity, he was k ...

. It was recorded in February 1955 and released as a single by

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later that year. Moré's recording featured his Banda Gigante with Eduardo Cabrera "Cabrerita" on piano and a large horn section featuring Santiago Peñalver on saxophone. The song became a staple of Moré's live repertoire, and one of his performances was filmed for television and later shown on

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in 1984 and 1986. That performance features

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on trombone, who joined the Banda Gigante in April 1955, after the original studio recording. Although labelled as a ''son montuno'' on the original single, "Mi saoco" has also been considered a guaracha-

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due to its fast tempo. The lyrics of the song mention various places in Cuba: Vertientes,

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and Morón, significant towns in Moré's past. Because of its refrain, the song is also known as "Me voy pa' Morón", not to be confused with the song of the same name composed by José Herrera and released also in 1955 by Orquesta Melodías del 40.

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