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" Guantanamera" (pronounced [ɡwantanaˈmeɾa]; Spanish for 'The woman from Guantánamo') [1] is a Cuban patriotic song, which uses a poem from the collection Simple Verses, by the Cuban poet José Martí, for the lyrics. It is an expression of love for Cuba and of solidarity with the poor people of the world.
The "Guantanamera" hit group have a sure-fire sales winner in this, their debut LP which also includes their new single "Louie Louie". Produced by Tommy LiPuma, the album offers a most diversified program of fresh, creative ideas. The smooth blend of voices, backed by the Latin flavored arrangements throughout, makes it an intriguing package.
After "Guantanamera" was released they became the Daisies. [ 20 ] Another group known as the Sandpipers (or sometimes the Golden Sandpipers) sang for Golden Records , most notably the theme to Mighty Mouse , the version that is now the best known and perhaps the original (although some sources cite the Terrytooners with Mitch Miller and orchestra).
They included both music and text and were introduced by an extended essay on the rudiments of singing. Each song was known by the name given to its tune rather than by a title drawn from the text." [1] The following is a partial list of the shape note tunebooks published over the last two centuries. The list is divided according to the two ...
Guantanamera" is a Cuban song by Joseíto Fernández, recorded by many artists. Guantanamera may also refer to: Guantanamera (The Sandpipers album), 1966; Guantanamera (cigar), a cigar brand; Guantanamera, a 1995 Cuban comedy film
The album contained fourteen tracks and was recorded in six days. It opened with "Chan Chan" written by Compay Segundo, a four-chord son (Dm, F, Gm, A7) that was to become what Cooder described as "the Buena Vista's calling card"; [6] and ending with a rendition of "La bayamesa", a traditional Cuban patriotic song (not to be confused with the Cuban national anthem of the same name). [7]
Although he could not read music, Moré was a master of all the genres, including son montuno, mambo, guaracha, guajira, cha cha cha, afro, canción, guaguancó, and bolero. His orchestra, the Banda Gigante, and his music, was a development – more flexible and fluid in style – of the Perez Prado orchestra, which he sang with in 1949–1950.
The Sandpipers was an LP album featuring the group of the same name, released by A&M Records in May 1967.The album reached #53 on the Billboard charts.. The catalog numbers were LP 125 in monaural and SP 4125 in stereo in the U.S. and AML 901 in the U.K.