Eduardo Davidson (1929–1994) Was born Claudio Cuza[1] on October 30, 1929, in Baracoa, Cuba and died June 10, 1994, in New York City, US.
His 1959 song "La Pachanga" hybridized Afro-Cuban Lucumí and Bembé rhythms from their Nigerian Yoruba traditions, pairing them with Brazilian Samba.
Davidson also is credited with choreographing the original form of the Pachanga dance.
Davidson was a writer for the program and specifically wrote it for vocalist Ruben Rios and chose Orquesta Sublime to play the instrumentation.
Though other sources incorrectly contend that José Fajardo's charanga band was the first to perform a pachanga.