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'''"Caballo Viejo"''' is a [[Venezuela]]n [[folk song]] |
'''"Caballo Viejo"''' is a [[Venezuela]]n [[folk song]] composed (lyrics & music) by [[Simón Díaz]] [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=19&ti=1,19&Search%5FArg=Caballo%20Viejo&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=cCFRB7OubSKXFL6YWtDGOuG-Snd49&SEQ=20110829200844&SID=1 Library of Congress Copyright Office], which appears on the 1980 album "Golpe y Pasaje". It has become one of the most important folk songs in [[Venezuela]] and is already regarded as a classic. |
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This song has been translated into 12 different languages, and has been recorded by singers such as [[Celia Cruz]], [[Papo Lucca]] y la Sonora Ponceña, [[María Dolores Pradera]], [[Julio Iglesias]], [[Gilberto Santa Rosa]], [[José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"]], Polo Montañes, Freddy López, [[Oscar D'León]], Celso Piña, [[Rubén Blades]], [[Roberto Torres]], and [[Plácido Domingo]]. The [[Gipsy Kings]] had a worldwide hit with their version of the song recorded under the title '''"Bamboleo"'''. |
This song has been translated into 12 different languages, and has been recorded by singers such as [[Celia Cruz]], [[Papo Lucca]] y la Sonora Ponceña, [[María Dolores Pradera]], [[Julio Iglesias]], [[Gilberto Santa Rosa]], [[José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"]], Polo Montañes, Freddy López, [[Oscar D'León]], Celso Piña, [[Rubén Blades]], [[Roberto Torres]], and [[Plácido Domingo]]. The [[Gipsy Kings]] had a worldwide hit with their version of the song recorded under the title '''"Bamboleo"'''. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.simondiaz.com Simón Díaz website] |
* [http://www.simondiaz.com Simón Díaz website] |
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* [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=19&ti=1,19&Search%5FArg=Caballo%20Viejo&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=cCFRB7OubSKXFL6YWtDGOuG-Snd49&SEQ=20110829200844&SID=1 Library of Congress Copyright Office] |
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* [http://www.eldiario.com.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/4196-cabalgandose-una-creacion/ Angel Eduardo Acevedo info in Spanish] |
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/artist/36be047b-c4f2-443f-90b8-0453d6eaa339 The Guardian] |
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* [http://www.venezuelanmusic.blogspot.com/2007/11/musica-llanera-caballo-viejo.html Video of Caballo Viejo with English lyrics] |
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* [http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espectaculos/Noche/tonada/llanera/elpepiesp/20040705elpepiesp_9/Tes Diario El Pais] |
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{{Gipsy Kings}} |
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[[Category:1980 songs]] |
[[Category:1980 songs]] |
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"Caballo Viejo" is a Venezuelan folk song composed (lyrics & music) by Simón Díaz Library of Congress Copyright Office, which appears on the 1980 album "Golpe y Pasaje". It has become one of the most important folk songs in Venezuela and is already regarded as a classic.
This song has been translated into 12 different languages, and has been recorded by singers such as Celia Cruz, Papo Lucca y la Sonora Ponceña, María Dolores Pradera, Julio Iglesias, Gilberto Santa Rosa, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Polo Montañes, Freddy López, Oscar D'León, Celso Piña, Rubén Blades, Roberto Torres, and Plácido Domingo. The Gipsy Kings had a worldwide hit with their version of the song recorded under the title "Bamboleo".
See also
- Venezuelan music (Musica Llanera)
- Simón Díaz