Buena Vista Social Club — El Carretero
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Por el camino del sitio mío
un carretero alegre pasó
con su canción que es muy sentida
y muy guajira alegre cantó
Me voy al transbordador
a descargar la carreta (bis)
para cumplir con la meta
de mi pequena labor
A caballo vamos pa'l monte
a caballo vamos pa'l monte (bis)
Yo trabajo sin reposo
para poderme casar (bis)
y si lo llego a lograr
seré un guajiro dichoso
A caballo vamos pa'l monte
a caballo vamos pa'l monte (bis)
Soy guajiro y carretero
y en el campo vivo bien (bis)
porque el campo es el edén
más lindo del mundo entero
A caballo vamos pa'l monte
a caballo vamos pa'l monte (bis)
Chapea el monte, cultiva el llano
recoge el fruto, de tu sudor (bis)
un carretero alegre pasó
con su canción que es muy sentida
y muy guajira alegre cantó
Me voy al transbordador
a descargar la carreta (bis)
para cumplir con la meta
de mi pequena labor
A caballo vamos pa'l monte
a caballo vamos pa'l monte (bis)
Yo trabajo sin reposo
para poderme casar (bis)
y si lo llego a lograr
seré un guajiro dichoso
A caballo vamos pa'l monte
a caballo vamos pa'l monte (bis)
Soy guajiro y carretero
y en el campo vivo bien (bis)
porque el campo es el edén
más lindo del mundo entero
A caballo vamos pa'l monte
a caballo vamos pa'l monte (bis)
Chapea el monte, cultiva el llano
recoge el fruto, de tu sudor (bis)
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Randy1cleo wrote:
NO!!! Learn how to use the "skip button". ...problem solved!!
Hating Spanish music!! PLEASE STOP!!!
NO!!! Learn how to use the "skip button". ...problem solved!!
Pjesnik wrote:
What is this rythm? Waltz, tango, salsa...? Please inform ignorant me.
Its called Son which is a Afro Cuban Music
What is this rythm? Waltz, tango, salsa...? Please inform ignorant me.
Its called Son which is a Afro Cuban Music
Hating Spanish music!! PLEASE STOP!!!
jtherieau wrote:
Could it be the whistles?
Every time this song comes on, my dog comes running into the room.
Could it be the whistles?
stevendejong wrote:
What is this rythm? Waltz, tango, salsa...? Please inform ignorant me.
Even if everything was stripped from this song except the bass, this would still be worth listening to.
What is this rythm? Waltz, tango, salsa...? Please inform ignorant me.
This music just feeds my soul... it moves and sways inside me taking my mind and my body along for the ride.. Please include more Latin rhythms in your lists! ie Juan Luis Guerra, Maná, Jaguares, Café Tacuba, Jarabe de Palo
So much depth, so many layers.
It just feels somehow ancient, yet timeless.
It somehow manages to convey and entire culture, an entire way of life.
... that's it really, timeless.
It just feels somehow ancient, yet timeless.
It somehow manages to convey and entire culture, an entire way of life.
... that's it really, timeless.
My wife's father was chauffeur in Havana before coming to the US in the late 60s and landing in Miami. He loved to dance with his wife to tunes with this beat. Great guy was Leonel.
jtherieau wrote:
Still got the chihuahua ?
Every time this song comes on, my dog comes running into the room.
Still got the chihuahua ?
Shmelo wrote:
I agree, an excellent song, though not perhaps the best on the album.
I didn't realise it was such a health hazard though
This makes me want to smoke cigars and drink 6 fingers of scotch. Excellent song from an excellent album.
I agree, an excellent song, though not perhaps the best on the album.
I didn't realise it was such a health hazard though
Pjesnik wrote:
Not relevant.
Obviously not a dog owner...Relevance is, well, relative.
Not relevant.
Obviously not a dog owner...Relevance is, well, relative.
PhoenixArtDj wrote:
for sure man
If you don't have this record, buy this record.
for sure man
Pjesnik wrote:
Not relevant.
very relevant first song I learned to play when I was 13
Not relevant.
very relevant first song I learned to play when I was 13
jtherieau wrote:
Not relevant.
Every time this song comes on, my dog comes running into the room.
Not relevant.
If you don't have this record, buy this record.
What truly incredible from the soul music. Such a different flavor from most of what the US knows, Cuba has such a beautiful soul.
Cuba si! What a band!
Love, love love this band!!!
feature idea: rate albums
haretic wrote:
Thank you for the translation.
For those of us who are unfortunately uni-lingual, I offer this from Google translate:
By the way of my site
a cheerful carter passed
with his song that is very felt
and very happy guajira sang
I'm going to the ferry
to download the cart (bis)
to meet the goal
of my little work
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
I work without rest
to be able to marry (bis)
and if I succeed
I will be a happy peasant
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
I'm guajiro and carter
and in the country I live well (bis)
because the field is Eden
cutest in the whole world
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
Brush the mount, cultivate the plain
gather the fruit from your sweat (bis)
By the way of my site
a cheerful carter passed
with his song that is very felt
and very happy guajira sang
I'm going to the ferry
to download the cart (bis)
to meet the goal
of my little work
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
I work without rest
to be able to marry (bis)
and if I succeed
I will be a happy peasant
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
I'm guajiro and carter
and in the country I live well (bis)
because the field is Eden
cutest in the whole world
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
Brush the mount, cultivate the plain
gather the fruit from your sweat (bis)
Thank you for the translation.
Thanks RP. 
For those of us who are unfortunately uni-lingual, I offer this from Google translate:
By the way of my site
a cheerful carter passed
with his song that is very felt
and very happy guajira sang
I'm going to the ferry
to download the cart (bis)
to meet the goal
of my little work
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
I work without rest
to be able to marry (bis)
and if I succeed
I will be a happy peasant
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
I'm guajiro and carter
and in the country I live well (bis)
because the field is Eden
cutest in the whole world
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
Brush the mount, cultivate the plain
gather the fruit from your sweat (bis)
By the way of my site
a cheerful carter passed
with his song that is very felt
and very happy guajira sang
I'm going to the ferry
to download the cart (bis)
to meet the goal
of my little work
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
I work without rest
to be able to marry (bis)
and if I succeed
I will be a happy peasant
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
I'm guajiro and carter
and in the country I live well (bis)
because the field is Eden
cutest in the whole world
On horseback we go to Monte
on horseback we go to Monte (bis)
Brush the mount, cultivate the plain
gather the fruit from your sweat (bis)
Pretty good song, but it makes my dog bark when they whistle...
kcar wrote:
Some people like colder weather.
Back to the original point: I read a New York Times article about Cubans and Cuban emigrants. The former were proud of their country and its accomplishments but chafed under governmental control. The latter kept describing Cuba as a prison because of those controls and the constant presence of regular people willing to inform on their neighbors to the government in exchange for small rewards and advantages.
Sorry to hear that aspect of Cuban history, it adds another dimension to the incomplete understanding I have of Cuba.
Some people like colder weather.
Back to the original point: I read a New York Times article about Cubans and Cuban emigrants. The former were proud of their country and its accomplishments but chafed under governmental control. The latter kept describing Cuba as a prison because of those controls and the constant presence of regular people willing to inform on their neighbors to the government in exchange for small rewards and advantages.
Sorry to hear that aspect of Cuban history, it adds another dimension to the incomplete understanding I have of Cuba.
Skydog wrote:
yeah but how 'bout the weather difference between Cuba and Canada,
Im skier so I will take BC any day over Cuba. But I would still be playing this music.
yeah but how 'bout the weather difference between Cuba and Canada,
Im skier so I will take BC any day over Cuba. But I would still be playing this music.
Skydog wrote:
yeah but how 'bout the weather difference between Cuba and Canada,
Some people like colder weather.
Back to the original point: I read a New York Times article about Cubans and Cuban emigrants. The former were proud of their country and its accomplishments but chafed under governmental control. The latter kept describing Cuba as a prison because of those controls and the constant presence of regular people willing to inform on their neighbors to the government in exchange for small rewards and advantages.
yeah but how 'bout the weather difference between Cuba and Canada,
Some people like colder weather.
Back to the original point: I read a New York Times article about Cubans and Cuban emigrants. The former were proud of their country and its accomplishments but chafed under governmental control. The latter kept describing Cuba as a prison because of those controls and the constant presence of regular people willing to inform on their neighbors to the government in exchange for small rewards and advantages.
Every time this song comes on, my dog comes running into the room.
Excelente!
This makes me want to smoke cigars and drink 6 fingers of scotch. Excellent song from an excellent album.
VH1 wrote:
" ...19 tequilas later, we had a deal. Havana goes back to the mob, and Fidel and I open up a chain of Kentucky Fried Chicken shops"
Was Not Was " I feel Better than James Brown". Now that would be a fun song to follow this one.
Was Not Was " I feel Better than James Brown". Now that would be a fun song to follow this one.
NCEyeballKid wrote:
I had the same reaction. The music and the movie brought a new dimension and appreciation for this amazing culture of musicians.
Listening to this and watching the movie fundamentally changed my musical tastes forever.
I had the same reaction. The music and the movie brought a new dimension and appreciation for this amazing culture of musicians.
I love this entire album.
kcar wrote:
I think you'd find Cuba considerably less free and offering fewer economic opportunities than Canada.
yeah but how 'bout the weather difference between Cuba and Canada,
I think you'd find Cuba considerably less free and offering fewer economic opportunities than Canada.
yeah but how 'bout the weather difference between Cuba and Canada,
I was feeling down and the previous Ryan Adams song matched that.
Now I feel better. Thanks RP :)
Now I feel better. Thanks RP :)
Tamster wrote:
From what I've seen of Cuba, the natural beauty is considerable. But many Cubans, resident and expatriate, say that the place is a prison filled with informers and state monitoring of speech and action. The government whipsaws people with changing policies on economic liberalization, first encouraging small businesses and then hitting them with new restrictions and heavy taxes.
You might want to look at how many people are trying to leave Cuba and then consider how many people are trying to move there. I think you'd find Cuba considerably less free and offering fewer economic opportunities than Canada.
Would love to move from Canada to Cuba..............working on it.The music is for the soul and body.
From what I've seen of Cuba, the natural beauty is considerable. But many Cubans, resident and expatriate, say that the place is a prison filled with informers and state monitoring of speech and action. The government whipsaws people with changing policies on economic liberalization, first encouraging small businesses and then hitting them with new restrictions and heavy taxes.
You might want to look at how many people are trying to leave Cuba and then consider how many people are trying to move there. I think you'd find Cuba considerably less free and offering fewer economic opportunities than Canada.
Tamster wrote:
Not a lot of internet access there to listen to RP, no?
Would love to move from Canada to Cuba..............working on it.The music is for the soul and body.
Not a lot of internet access there to listen to RP, no?
time for a cuba libre Tamster wrote:
After 2 weeks travelling around Cuba, I can see why. A stunning country full of kind proud people. I was also lucky enough to see BVSC play live at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. unforgettable.
Would love to move from Canada to Cuba..............working on it.The music is for the soul and body.
After 2 weeks travelling around Cuba, I can see why. A stunning country full of kind proud people. I was also lucky enough to see BVSC play live at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. unforgettable.
Listening to this and watching the movie fundamentally changed my musical tastes forever.
Would love to move from Canada to Cuba..............working on it.The music is for the soul and body.
alux wrote:
This coming from someone who rated "Echoes" and "If" by Pink Floyd as "3".
As dumb as a bag of hammers.
I think its perfectly reasonable to conclude that not liking this song is due to ignorance and narrow-mindedness.
This coming from someone who rated "Echoes" and "If" by Pink Floyd as "3".
As dumb as a bag of hammers.
One of the most annoying songs I've heard in my life.
.... "Godlike" ++++ry on water?
A solid 10, if only for that bass.
Song: 10+yay! I love Buena Vista! You should include more latin music from various styles (we have so much to offer)... (calle 13, salsa, spinetta, mercedes sosa, pedro piedra, ruben blades, charly garcia, cerati, natalia la forucade, lila downs, josé gonzales, monsieur periné, los aguakates, zoé, porter, alika, bomba estéreo...) and other cultures... it makes you more eclectic. That guy that just wants funk is just damn boring and repetitive!!!!!!!
ortallcowgirl wrote:
what ? no disco....
the shame......and a lot less gripes about great music because you don't understand the words. and rum is the Cuban elixir. also ry cooder doesn't jam with just anyone, your basic 10
It is too bad that you can not accept that radio paradise plays all types of music. I feel like moving my hips and dancing a bit. Despite the fact that I am work. I do love Buena Vista Social Club.
Segue wrote:
Segue wrote:
could you just eliminate all this sort of stuff and be near-perfect? Brazilian okay but the more salsa-ey, the more I head for the hills, senor. Muchas gracias.
MORE DREAMY FUNK PLEASE LESS ANNOYING GRATING TEQUILA MUSIC.
MORE DREAMY FUNK PLEASE LESS ANNOYING GRATING TEQUILA MUSIC.
what ? no disco....
the shame......and a lot less gripes about great music because you don't understand the words. and rum is the Cuban elixir. also ry cooder doesn't jam with just anyone, your basic 10Song = 10
Raul, Che and Eddie share a reefer - soon in the free world, we will rock (...) !
MACHOSG wrote:
way to go
Viva la revolution
Cubaneros
Cubaneros
way to go
Pot, meet kettle.
alux wrote:
alux wrote:
I think its perfectly reasonable to conclude that not liking this song is due to ignorance and narrow-mindedness.
Viva la revolution
Cubaneros
Cubaneros
love it!!!!
so much fun!!!
Even if everything was stripped from this song except the bass, this would still be worth listening to.
rockpommel16 wrote:
ditto, time for me to re-up my monthly dues
...thanks,bill....great set......knopfler,blackman,social club.............
........ditto, time for me to re-up my monthly dues
...thanks,bill....great set......knopfler,blackman,social club.............
........How sweet it will be to be dancing to these fabulous addictive beats at the inimitable Cafe Havana in Cartagena in a couple months from now!
Perfect transition!!! From Sean Blackman to Buena Vista Social Club! Those thinks that make it worth to listen RP!
This takes me back, Cuba is so beautiful, We stayed at the Hotel De Nacional in Havana and saw he BVSC show, it was a moment for me. I could live in Cuba so easily stunning country and real people.
Guitarist Eliades Ochoa who sang "El Carretero" on the record Buena Vista Social Club (16 September 1997). In the film, Ochoa is shown playing the song whilst walking alongside a deserted railtrack.
michela wrote:
Yes, you're completely right! By the way, I love RP too.
(An Italian in Spain)
Hi, Michela, I've been to Granada a few times. Lovely people and beautiful landscape. Bill should listen to Roberto Fonseca, the fastest-rising jazz musician to come out of Cuba in recent years. I caught him the other night at The Barbican in London and what a show it was! He had as warm-up act the cellist Ayanna (that's another suggestion for you, me ol' mucker, Bill, mate) and as special guest, Fatou, from Mali (although she was born in the Ivory Coast). Fonseca's new album "Yo" ("Me") should suit RP audiences with its mix of Latin jazz, funk and electronica. C;mon, Bill, take a chance, let me know if you want me to send you a few mp3 files!
A Cuban In London.
Yes, you're completely right! By the way, I love RP too.
(An Italian in Spain)
Hi, Michela, I've been to Granada a few times. Lovely people and beautiful landscape. Bill should listen to Roberto Fonseca, the fastest-rising jazz musician to come out of Cuba in recent years. I caught him the other night at The Barbican in London and what a show it was! He had as warm-up act the cellist Ayanna (that's another suggestion for you, me ol' mucker, Bill, mate) and as special guest, Fatou, from Mali (although she was born in the Ivory Coast). Fonseca's new album "Yo" ("Me") should suit RP audiences with its mix of Latin jazz, funk and electronica. C;mon, Bill, take a chance, let me know if you want me to send you a few mp3 files!
A Cuban In London.
cubaninlondon wrote:
Yes, you're completely right! By the way, I love RP too.
(An Italian in Spain)
Hi, Bill. I love RP, but... you know... there's more to Cuban music than just this, you know... Give us a shout and I can e-mail you some mp3 files.
Greetings from London.
A Cuban In London
Greetings from London.
A Cuban In London
Yes, you're completely right! By the way, I love RP too.
(An Italian in Spain)
I think its perfectly reasonable to conclude that not liking this song is due to ignorance and narrow-mindedness.
Byronape wrote:
Wait, so because I don't like this particular song either, I'm ignorant and narrow minded too? Doesn't that make you a pretentious ass for assuming you know anything about me simply because I dislike something you clearly like?
That's just hateful.
Byronape wrote:
Wait, so because I don't like this particular song either, I'm ignorant and narrow minded too? Doesn't that make you a pretentious ass for assuming you know anything about me simply because I dislike something you clearly like?
That's just hateful.
Hi, Bill. I love RP, but... you know... there's more to Cuban music than just this, you know... Give us a shout and I can e-mail you some mp3 files.
Greetings from London.
A Cuban In London
Greetings from London.
A Cuban In London
heliosweb wrote:
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
Wait, so because I don't like this particular song either, I'm ignorant and narrow minded too? Doesn't that make you a pretentious ass for assuming you know anything about me simply because I dislike something you clearly like?
That's just hateful.
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
Wait, so because I don't like this particular song either, I'm ignorant and narrow minded too? Doesn't that make you a pretentious ass for assuming you know anything about me simply because I dislike something you clearly like?
That's just hateful.
Ry Cooder is into everything - Mr. Eclectic.
Tamster wrote:
"A mind is like a parachute.Sometimes they just don't work"
Skratch Garrison
"A mind is like a parachute.Sometimes they just don't work"
Skratch Garrison
I can translate this for you: "Don't ask me to work. I am not Mexican. I'm Cuban."
heliosweb wrote:
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
Someone does not like a song. Thus, they are "ignorant and narrow minded". Profound. Does this mean 2+2=5 in your world?
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
Someone does not like a song. Thus, they are "ignorant and narrow minded". Profound. Does this mean 2+2=5 in your world?
nabspat wrote:
Nope - it's Eliades Ochoa singing this song.
Un poco mas de Ibrahim Ferrer, por favor-
His is a long list of splendid performances...
His is a long list of splendid performances...
Nope - it's Eliades Ochoa singing this song.
heliosweb wrote:
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
I lived the Caribbean life for 15 years and loved it,...the music too. Zappa said it: "open your mind"...you might be pleasantly suprised at what you see.
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
I lived the Caribbean life for 15 years and loved it,...the music too. Zappa said it: "open your mind"...you might be pleasantly suprised at what you see.
heliosweb wrote:
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."
— Frank Zappa
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."
— Frank Zappa
heliosweb wrote:
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
i have to agree
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
i have to agree
Here's a picture album based on the CD booklet that includes photos, musician credits, lyrics and translations. As I mentioned in my post regarding Chan Chan five of the musicians who performed on this album are sadly no longer with us.
LastChance wrote:
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
How boring.
How ignorant and narrow minded.
Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.
Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).
Mucho gusto! Mas por favor!
Un poco mas de Ibrahim Ferrer, por favor-
His is a long list of splendid performances...
His is a long list of splendid performances...
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!!!!!
They're terrific...it doesn't get much better than this.
thanks for tthe traslation i like alot more with it
And in English (from the booklet that came with the CD):
Along the track by my house
A cart-driver passed
With his sentimental songs
The Guajiro sang:
I'm going to the crossing
To unburden my load
I'm going to the crossing
To unburden my load
There I'll reach the end
Of my crushing labour.
Ride on up the mountain.
I work without rest
So I can marry
I work without rest
So I can marry
And if I can achieve that
I'll be a happy man.
Ride on up the mountain.
I am a Guajiro and a cart driver
I live well off the land
Because the countryside is paradise
The most beautiful place on earth
Work the mountain, cultivate the plain
Reap the fruits of your labour.
Along the track by my house
A cart-driver passed
With his sentimental songs
The Guajiro sang:
I'm going to the crossing
To unburden my load
I'm going to the crossing
To unburden my load
There I'll reach the end
Of my crushing labour.
Ride on up the mountain.
I work without rest
So I can marry
I work without rest
So I can marry
And if I can achieve that
I'll be a happy man.
Ride on up the mountain.
I am a Guajiro and a cart driver
I live well off the land
Because the countryside is paradise
The most beautiful place on earth
Work the mountain, cultivate the plain
Reap the fruits of your labour.
dasfeuer wrote:
Así es, Guajiro!
A caballo vamos pa´l Monte!!!
Así es, Guajiro!
A caballo vamos pa´l Monte!!!
scraig wrote:
perfect...as many of us on the left coast pack up to head out on the carretero.
Close. A carretero is a cart driver; a carretera is a road.
The song is about the simple, hard-working life of the rural cart driver.
A guajiro is a person from a rural environment in the Antilles islands. Here are the lyrics:
Ay, por el camino del sitio mío un carretero alegre pasó
En su tonada que es muy guajira y muy sentida alegre cantó
Ay, por el camino del sitio mío un carretero alegre pasó
En su tonada que es muy sentida y muy guajira alegre cantó.
Me voy al transbordador a descargar la carreta
Me voy al transbordador a descargar la carreta
Para llegar a la meta de mi penosa labor.
A caballo vamos pa´l monte, a caballo vamos pa´l monte
A caballo vamos pa´l monte, a caballo vamos pa´l monte.
Yo trabajo sin reposo para poderme casar
Yo trabajo sin reposo para poderme casar
Y si lo puedo lograr seré un guajiro dichoso.
A caballo vamos pa´l monte, a caballo vamos pa´l monte
A caballo vamos pa´l monte, a caballo vamos pa´l monte.
Soy guajiro y carretero, en el campo vivo bien
Soy guajiro y carretero, en el campo vivo bien
Porque el campo es el edén más lindo del mundo entero.
A caballo vamos pa´l monte, a caballo vamos pa´l monte
A caballo vamos pa´l monte, a caballo vamos pa´l monte.
Chapea el monte, cultiva el llano, recoge el fruto de tu sudor
Chapea el monte, cultiva el llano, recoge el fruto de tu sudor.
Great tune, even if overplayed. I am told that in Cuba, you hear this album in every hotel & resto, all the time.
perfect...as many of us on the left coast pack up to head out on the carretero.
miss a cigar?
How boring.
Funny, I was just listening to this track on the ride to work this morning. Bumm bumm...
LOVE IT.
It is too bad that you can not accept that radio paradise plays all types of music. I feel like moving my hips and dancing a bit. Despite the fact that I am work. I do love Buena Vista Social Club.
Segue wrote:
Segue wrote:
could you just eliminate all this sort of stuff and be near-perfect? Brazilian okay but the more salsa-ey, the more I head for the hills, senor. Muchas gracias.
MORE DREAMY FUNK PLEASE LESS ANNOYING GRATING TEQUILA MUSIC.
MORE DREAMY FUNK PLEASE LESS ANNOYING GRATING TEQUILA MUSIC.
could you just eliminate all this sort of stuff and be near-perfect? Brazilian okay but the more salsa-ey, the more I head for the hills, senor. Muchas gracias.
MORE DREAMY FUNK PLEASE LESS ANNOYING GRATING TEQUILA MUSIC.
MORE DREAMY FUNK PLEASE LESS ANNOYING GRATING TEQUILA MUSIC.
Were they just singing "Eduardo broke my moped"?!!!
Nice music, the lyrics...?
El WHATEVER!
Man all cuban music just sounds the same.
(Kidding kidding. Just mocking a post for the song that previously played).
(Kidding kidding. Just mocking a post for the song that previously played).
cubaninlondon wrote:
He's already in touch. Just click on this:
Bill, mate, sorry for the informal approach but if you want to change your 'token' Cuban musical number, get in touch. I could send you some really heavy tunes that would suit your middle-of-the-road audience, amongst which I count myself, very well <...>.
He's already in touch. Just click on this:
cubaninlondon wrote:
I'd like to hear it.
...Thanks Ry for this album but I'm about sick to death of it.
Bill, mate, sorry for the informal approach but if you want to change your 'token' Cuban musical number, get in touch. I could send you some really heavy tunes that would suit your middle-of-the-road audience, amongst which I count myself, very well. 'Buena Vista Social Club' is not the only album ever produced in Cuba. We have one of the strongest musical cultures in the Americas and beyond. You do your listeners a disservice by just playing the same old tracks from the same Cuban album, although occasionally you change it for the Ruben Gonzalez one.
Respectfully yours
A Cuban In London
www.cubaninlondon.blogspot.com
Respectfully yours
A Cuban In London
www.cubaninlondon.blogspot.com
I'd like to hear it.
...Thanks Ry for this album but I'm about sick to death of it.
cubaninlondon wrote:
^ This!
Bill, mate, sorry for the informal approach but if you want to change your 'token' Cuban musical number, get in touch. I could send you some really heavy tunes that would suit your middle-of-the-road audience, amongst which I count myself, very well. 'Buena Vista Social Club' is not the only album ever produced in Cuba. We have one of the strongest musical cultures in the Americas and beyond. You do your listeners a disservice by just playing the same old tracks from the same Cuban album, although occasionally you change it for the Ruben Gonzalez one.
Respectfully yours
A Cuban In London
www.cubaninlondon.blogspot.com
Respectfully yours
A Cuban In London
www.cubaninlondon.blogspot.com
^ This!
Bill, mate, sorry for the informal approach but if you want to change your 'token' Cuban musical number, get in touch. I could send you some really heavy tunes that would suit your middle-of-the-road audience, amongst which I count myself, very well. 'Buena Vista Social Club' is not the only album ever produced in Cuba. We have one of the strongest musical cultures in the Americas and beyond. You do your listeners a disservice by just playing the same old tracks from the same Cuban album, although occasionally you change it for the Ruben Gonzalez one.
Respectfully yours
A Cuban In London
www.cubaninlondon.blogspot.com
Respectfully yours
A Cuban In London
www.cubaninlondon.blogspot.com
bitbanger wrote:
"It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works."
- General Jack D. Ripper
With all due respect: blaming the existence of the brutal tyranny in Havana on the embargo is a bit difficult to fathom. It is unlikely that Fidel had any intention of establishing democratic institutions. He was a communist after all and was pushing the "dictatorship of the proletariat" nonsense through his propaganda engines. His ideological mentors and sponsors weren't that fond of democratic institutions either.
You do have an interesting point about censorship and 5th columnists. We in the US had very little suppression of the press during the cold war, allowing Soviet propaganda foster internal anti-American self loathing, which had become very fashionable in some circles. Oddly, the Soviets were so effective at this effort that it has become truly self sustaining. Now, I am not recommending that we tear up the first amendment. That way leads towards tyranny which would give the victory to the discredited Soviets even as their ideology is sitting on the dung-heap of history. It is unfortunate, however, that we are not more demanding of logical tests for the kind of political drivel that comes out of these circles.
BTW, a 20th century political joke I heard the other day:
Q: What is the difference between Communists and Fascists?
A: The Communists have better PR.
"It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works."
- General Jack D. Ripper
I wonder why Latin music often has that whistling in it? Had dinner at Maria's the other night and the mariachi band was doing it too.
Classic. Perfect for a smokin' hot day in Vancouver.
Latin art! 
Sabor!
Sabor!The best ... Lords of Cuban music, which delight.
Lo mejoR... Señores de la música cubana, que delicia.
a wonderful favorite-
what a great set
what a great set
kaybee wrote:
You mean escapees like Luis Posedes and Hernando Bosch? Terrorists who blew up a Cuban airliner, killing many of the passengers, including many non-Cubans as well as Cubans?
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/10/06-2
https://www.counterpunch.org/pertierra04112006.html
No Cuba is not a "glorious paradise" nor is any country that has been embargoed by and attacked by open and covert operations for 30 years. In fact, no country at war can be a democracy because if they didn't have censorship, the 5th column within would destroy it. Check your history of the Allies during WWII. You'll find they had censorship and curtailment of civil liberties.
Also Guantanamo Bay is own by the US not Cuba, even though it is on Cuban land. Are not Americans jailed and tortured there without a trial?
I won't say any more except that anyone looking at this topic objectively from both sides will agree that Cuba has been far more sinned against than sinning. Lift the embargo and have diplomacy with Cuba and you'll have your democracy.
You mean escapees like Luis Posedes and Hernando Bosch? Terrorists who blew up a Cuban airliner, killing many of the passengers, including many non-Cubans as well as Cubans?
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/10/06-2
https://www.counterpunch.org/pertierra04112006.html
No Cuba is not a "glorious paradise" nor is any country that has been embargoed by and attacked by open and covert operations for 30 years. In fact, no country at war can be a democracy because if they didn't have censorship, the 5th column within would destroy it. Check your history of the Allies during WWII. You'll find they had censorship and curtailment of civil liberties.
Also Guantanamo Bay is own by the US not Cuba, even though it is on Cuban land. Are not Americans jailed and tortured there without a trial?
I won't say any more except that anyone looking at this topic objectively from both sides will agree that Cuba has been far more sinned against than sinning. Lift the embargo and have diplomacy with Cuba and you'll have your democracy.
With all due respect: blaming the existence of the brutal tyranny in Havana on the embargo is a bit difficult to fathom. It is unlikely that Fidel had any intention of establishing democratic institutions. He was a communist after all and was pushing the "dictatorship of the proletariat" nonsense through his propaganda engines. His ideological mentors and sponsors weren't that fond of democratic institutions either.
You do have an interesting point about censorship and 5th columnists. We in the US had very little suppression of the press during the cold war, allowing Soviet propaganda foster internal anti-American self loathing, which had become very fashionable in some circles. Oddly, the Soviets were so effective at this effort that it has become truly self sustaining. Now, I am not recommending that we tear up the first amendment. That way leads towards tyranny which would give the victory to the discredited Soviets even as their ideology is sitting on the dung-heap of history. It is unfortunate, however, that we are not more demanding of logical tests for the kind of political drivel that comes out of these circles.
BTW, a 20th century political joke I heard the other day:
Q: What is the difference between Communists and Fascists?
A: The Communists have better PR.
Ibrahim Ferrer, R.I.P.
This makes me want to smoke cigars and drink 6 fingers of scotch. Excellent song from an excellent album.
Scotch? Pshaw. You, sir, need to experience the joy of aged Cuban Rum.