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"La Bamba" is a classic example of the son jarocho musical style, which originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and combines Spanish, indigenous, Afro-Mexican and Afro-Caribbean [2] musical elements. [3] "La Bamba" likely originated in the last years of the 17th century in 1683 during a slave uprising known as the Bambarria.
[disputed – discuss] Valens learned the lyrics phonetically to record "La Bamba" in Spanish. In 2019, the Valens version of "La Bamba" was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant". [27] [28] Valens was nominated for a Grammy Award ...
[9] [10] Los Lobos' version of "La Bamba" became the first one to reach the number 1 spot in 1987. In June 2017, following the number one peak of " Despacito " in the Hot 100, Philip Bump of The Washington Post related the increasing success of Spanish-language songs in the United States since 2004 with the growth of its Spanish-speaking ...
Accompanied by her band, Clarkson kicked off the tune, perfectly nailing the Spanish pronunciation. “Para bailar La Bamba/ Para bailar La Bamba/ Se necesita una poca de gracia,” the Grammy ...
One reason for this popularity is the success of Ritchie Valens rock and roll version of the song “La Bamba” and other efforts to modernize the music. [4] [8] [9] Not all son musicians are happy with the changes made in son music. Musician Julio del Razo complains that lyrics have become pornographic, less poetic and the rhythm has been ...
The refrain interpolates parts of "La Bamba". A New Mixes maxi CD with multilingual remixes was also released which included versions in Spanish, French and German to increase the song's appeal. The song was a top 5 hit in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and also made number 25 on the UK Singles Chart .
The only problem is that in 1947 La Bamba was featured in the film "Fiesta" with a major portion of lyrics already in place. It is very unlikely that Clauson had anything to do with La Bamba prior to 1947, so any lyrics that Clauson wrote were probably just additional lyrics and more of an arrangement of the lyrics than anything else.
The band was formed in 1977 and was a contemporary of the bands featured in the film The Decline of Western Civilization. [1] Their songs reflected the anger and angst of growing up Chicano, and this was reflected in their sardonic hi-speed version of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba".