"La Pachanga" (The Party) is a 1959 song by Eduardo Davidson, which is considered the classic example of the pachanga genre.Candelaria, Cordelia; García, Peter J.; Aldama, Arturo J. (2004). Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, vol. 2, p. 607. The song was premiered by the Charanga band of the flautist Melquiades Fundora in Havana.Cuban Music from A to Z Helio Orovio, 2004, p. 207 The lyrics include an invitation to the dance: "Señores que pachanga, me voy con la pachanga. Ay mamita que'pachanga, me voy con la pachanga."Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music George Torres, 2013, p. 291
Versions Genie Pace, Capitol Records, 1961 Hugo and Luigi and their children's chorus, 1961 Audrey Arno in German, Decca Records, 1961Billboard, 20 March 1961, p. 99 Ann-Margret, 1961 Celia Cruz, album Siempre Vivire, 2000
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