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Among the poems in the collection are Yo soy un hombre sincero (I), Si ves un monte de espumas (V) and Cultivo una rosa blanca (XXXIX). Verses pruned from various poems were adapted into the folk song " Guantanamera ", which is the most popular patriotic song of Cuba and was popularized in the US in the 1960s during the American folk music ...
"Guantanamera" (pronounced [ɡwantanaˈmeɾa]; Spanish for 'The woman from Guantánamo') [1] is a Cuban patriotic song, which uses a poem by the Cuban poet José Martí for the lyrics. The official writing credits have been given to Joseíto Fernández, who first popularized the song on radio as early as 1929 (although it is unclear when the first release as a record o
His most famous poem, Yo soy un hombre sincero has entered into popular culture as it has been reproduced hundreds of times into the song "Guantanamera", most recently by Celia Cruz and even the Fugees. Later in the 19th century, the poetry of Latin America continued to shift away from European styles.
Ramón Fernando Villalona Évora (born May 7, 1955), known professionally as Fernando Villalona, is a Dominican merengue singer. Considered to be one of the most important merengue artists in the genre's history, [citation needed] Villalona began singing in the early 1970s; his popularity started to grow by the late 1970s and has not declined ever since.
With about 35 years of musical career, he is one of the most transcendent merengueros in the Dominican Republic. El Jeffrey first became a household name with the 80's merengue group La Artilleria along with Nelson Gil, Joan Minaya and "La Rubia" Jaqueline. [4] With La Artilleria he recorded the major hits "Soy yo" and "Otra noche."
"Ese Hombre" (English: "That Man") is a song written by Ana Magdalena and Manuel Alejandro and performed by Spanish recording artist Rocío Jurado for her studio album Señora (1979). It was released by RCA Records as a B-side to "Señora" in 1980. Lyrically, the song is about a womanizer who lures women into a wrongful relationship filled with ...
"Yo Soy Boricua, Pa' Que Tu Lo sepas!" (English: I am Puerto Rican, so that you know!) is a song composed in 1995 by Joel Bosch or (Bosh) a.k.a. Taino. [1] [2] The song was born out of a moment of frustration and pride, as Taino overheard an engineer insulting Puerto Ricans in English during a recording session. [3]
Un hombre solo (English: A Man Alone) [1] is a Julio Iglesias album released in April 1987. [2] It achieved worldwide success. The album was composed, arranged and produced by Manuel Alejandro. In 1988, it won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.The album was released in LP, CD and Digipack format, with 2 editions: worldwide and Brazil.