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June 14th 2025

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The Colorado Mambo Orchestra (from Miami Sound Machine Founding member and featuring 1950s Cuban Mambo!) 

The Colorado Mambo Orchestra (COMO) is founded and directed by Dr. Raul Murciano, Jr. His impressive trajectory in the world of music includes being a founding member, keyboardist, and musical director of the world-renown Miami Sound Machine (Gloria Estefan), recording studio owner, CEO of Bethania Records, composer, arranger, and music producer for film, radio, and television, as well as numerous artists. Murciano holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and both Masters’s and Doctoral degrees in Music Composition. He served for 29 years in academia at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music as a Full Professor of Practice and also as Dean of Administration. Following his recent move to the Denver area, Murciano created COMO to extol the impact of Cuban music and showcase its influence throughout the Hispanic, Anglo, and the entire Western world.