(Spanish) – a palo religious song or chant, used to call the spirits and raise the energy levels in the room at a ritual. The lyrics to palo mambos are typically a mix of Spanish and Kongo knows as croillo (creole).
The following is an example of mambo sung to summon or greet the palo spirit Lucero Mundo:
“YaYa, yayita, büey suelto
Lucero viene alumbrando
como es
YaYa, yayita, büey suelto
Lucero viene alumbrando
como es”
