More Music
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Azúcar de ca–a (Cane sugar) (Peru) Daniel "Kiri" Escobar (5:13)
A song from the Afro-Peruvian tradition. "I go out in the morning to cut the cane, machete in hand, my heart made of wine. The sun sets behind the mountain, flooding the valley with the aroma of cane sugar. Tonight in my cabin I will dance with my man. But when will this valley be mine?"
Rumbera mayor (Cuba) Melcochita (3:45)
This Cuban song tells of some guys hanging around at a neighborhood party, waiting for some good dancers to show up. Suddenly they are all frightened by a bolt of lightning, and from the sky there descends a beautiful black woman who was an amazing rumbera (rumba dancer).
Un homme et une femme (A man and a woman) ("Wabada") (France) Francis Lay (4:25)
This is the theme song from the French movie of the same name. In the movie, a man picks up a hitch hiker and they spend a lot of time in the car in the rain, watching the windshield
wipers. The song is a love song.
Côco do côco (Brazil) Guinga/Aldir Blanc (3:29)
The title of this Brazilian song illustrates the play on words between côco (coconut) and the dance/music form of the same name. Lyricist Aldir Blanc is known for his use of double entendre and sexual innuendo, and this song is filled with both. "A young maiden never refuses a good coconut, nor does her mother, nor her aunts, nor her godmother."
La bikina (Mexico) Ruben Fuentes (2:56)
This song was made popular by Mariachi Vargas. The lyrics are a take-off on the famous "Girl from Ipanema," telling of a woman who is beautiful and aloof. "La bikina has sadness and pain / La bikina does not know love," says the refrain.
Nature Boy (USA) Eden Ahbez (3:12)
This charming song was recorded by Nat King Cole, among many others. Its composer, Eben Ahbez, is considered by some to be the first hippie. The lyrics tell of a "very strange, enchanted boy" who has traveled "over land and sea" and who says, "the greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." This version was arranged by David Pulkingham of Catavento, who sings it as well.
Cha-cha-cha por aquí (Cuba) Chucho Valdes (4:06)
A festive Cuban tune inviting the listener to dance the cha-cha-cha. "Wherever I go I hear rock'n'roll, samba, and even mambo. But the truth is, there's nothing like my rhythm, the cha-cha-cha."
José Antonio (Peru) Chabuca Granda (3:46)
A passionate Peruvian waltz by Lima's beloved Chabuca Granda, one of the foremost Latin American composers and lyricists of this century. This song tells of the elegant José Antonio, who comes down a path on his beautiful horse to see the flower of Amancay. "José Antonio, José Antonio, why did you leave me here? / When I see you again may it be June and dewy / I would huddle up on your back, beneath your linen poncho / And in your hat I want to see the amancay flowers."
Music Goes Round and Round (UA) M. Riley/E. Farley/W. Hodgson (3:42)
This tune was recorded by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in the 1930s or 1940s. Christian Fernandez, who sings it here, learned it from a friend and taught it to his son Caetano. The lyrics talk about playing a trumpet: "Push the first valve down / the music goes round and round / and it comes out here."
All songs recorded and mixed in Austin, TX, by George OldzleyM
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