You wanna Smile? I mean really Smile?

[busterbrown]

https://www.facebook.com/DifusiondelaCulturaMexicana/videos/1003451239720083/

Oh By the way..Are these the people Donald is claiming are out to harm our Country?

[Sunlei]

1. Music makes the world go round and round!

Thanks for the SMILE!

[djean111]

2. Thanks - I needed that, and yes, it is impossible to NOT smile!

Bookmarking, almost as good as the clip of a woodchuck eating an ice cream cone, seriously and methodically. I mean, how bad can the world be, when a woodchuck can enjoy an ice cream cone?

[tblue37]

21. Video of woodchuck needed:

Just a woodchuck eating an ice cream cone - YouTube

[awoke_in_2003]

22. Very Sensible

[hfojvt]

23. I never cared for that song

have no idea what it means or what the words are.

I prefer a head-banging tune

[busterbrown]

25. In our days ....

It was one of the most popular songs ever.. Early 60s.. No one cared what it meant.. When it came on at the dance, you rushed to find anyone who would dance w/you..

[Surya Gayatri]

34. FYI. This great dance tune is as much a part of US culture as of Latin America's.

Spanish
La Bamba


Para bailar la Bamba,
para bailar la Bamba,
se necesita una poca de gracia.
Una poca de gracia para mí, para ti,
ya arriba, ya arriba,
ya arriba, ya arriba,
por ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré.

Yo no soy marinero,
yo no soy marinero, soy capitán.
Soy capitán, soy capitán.
Bamba, bamba,
bamba, bamba,
bamba, bamba, bam...

Para bailar la Bamba,
para bailar la Bamba,
se necesita una poca de gracia.
Una poca de gracia para mí, para ti,
ya arriba, ya arriba.

Rrrraa-ja-jaa...

Para bailar la Bamba,
para bailar la Bamba,
se necesita una poca de gracia.
Una poca de gracia para mí, para ti,
ya arriba, ya arriba,
ya arriba, ya arriba,
por ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré.

Bamba, bamba,
bamba, bamba,
bamba, bamba...

English translation
The Bamba


To dance the Bamba,
to dance the Bamba,
one needs a bit of grace.
A bit of grace for me, for you,
now come on, come on,
now come on, come on,
for you I'll be, for you I'll be, for you I'll be.

I'm not a sailor,
I'm not a sailor, I'm a captain.
I'm a captain, I'm a captain.
Bamba, bamba,
bamba, bamba,
bamba, bamba, bam...

To dance the Bamba,
to dance the Bamba,
one needs a bit of grace.
A bit of grace for me, for you,
now come on, come on.

Rrrraa-ha-haa...

To dance the Bamba,
to dance the Bamba,
one needs a bit of grace.
A bit of grace for me, for you,
now come on, come on,
now come on, come on,
for you I'll be, for you I'll be, for you I'll be.

Bamba, bamba,
bamba, bamba,
bamba, bamba...

_____________________________

One of the best-known tunes ever from south of the border. A true classic.

[LiberalArkie]

3. That was so very good.

[orpupilofnature57]

4. These people make our planet great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[artislife]

5. What a great video to listen to on a Sunday morning!

My grandmother was from Guanajuato, Mexico!!

[busterbrown]

8. My fav? Baby- Black- Ndombe.N/t

[vanlassie]

6. Gracias!!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

7. There is a rather glaring problem with this...

...it's too short!

This moves me in a good way!

THANK YOU, busterbrown!!!

[busterbrown]

9. It’s pouring on the West Coast..

And thats making me smile as well...What a great start to the day..

[2naSalit]

10. I love these videos!

[Cartoonist]

11. I dig Harpo De La Rosa

He stole the show.
They were all good.

[busterbrown]

12. Harpo would be proud..

But Baby Black Ndombe? His smile and presence was just enchanting..Great Voice too.

[artislife]

13. You got me to search further

great music on a Sunday morning...thanks

[busterbrown]

14. Man!!

thanks so much.. This guy is really pretty good..i am gonna explore his music...
I love his texture..

[Surya Gayatri]

15. Marvellous...music IS our universal language. Thanks, buster!

[onethatcares]

16. Music makes my heart sing.

the smiles are incidental.

[Elwood P Dowd]

17. Remember this guy from the late 1950s?

He was on the plane with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper . . . . . the day the music died February 3, 1959.

[busterbrown]

18. Oh yea.. i do..

Can’t forget, he wrote it too..

[Elwood P Dowd]

19. This was one of the big hits of 1958.

I still have the Del-Fi 45 record #4110 with La Bamba on the other side. Donna eventually made it to #2 on the charts later in 1959.

[busterbrown]

26. You bring up an interesting point..

Exempting the Beatles and the Stones. late 50s early 60s name s A/Side B/side hit..
One was a song by the students... Everyday of The Week/So Young..Your Turn..

[malaise]

20. Magnificent

Big smile - sent it to lots of folks

[flamingdem]

24. Cool - ties between Mexico and the Congo

There are also ties between Cuba and the Congo area - rumba was exported there and became very popular.

[madokie]

27. that was awesome

thanks

[JeffHead]

28. Latin version of Playing for Change. I like it.

[busterbrown]

30. Thanks Jeffhead

Freaking great

[tularetom]

29. Thanks for posting this, I watched it four times already

[valerief]

31. You made me chair dance!!!

[AtomicKitten]

32. You're right. Made me smile. WONDERFUL!!!

Thank you. k/r

[Surya Gayatri]

33. Here's an embed of the same video--visuals not as good, but audio OK.