La Bamba Ritchie Valens By: Ryan Francis, Shea Dilloway, Aidan McManus La Bamba is a latine song by the singer and songwriter, Richard Steven Valenzuela, perfetionaly know as Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela. Born on May 13, 1941, in Pacoima, Ritchie Valens made history as rock music's first Latino star. However, his career was cut short by tragedy. Valens died in the year 1959, do to a plane crash while on tour, along with Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson. Growing up in Pacoima, Valens had a love of music early on and learned to play a number of different instruments. But the guitar had become his favorite to play. He found inspiration from various things, ranging from traditional Mexican music to popular R&B musicians, to …show more content…
And before long, he had his first single out on Del-Fi. The song, "Come On, Let's Go," became a minor hit. Keane also encouraged the young singer to shorten his last name to "Valens" to make it more radio friendly. Valens had even greater success with his second single, which featured "La Bamba" and "Donna." "Donna," an ode to his high school girlfriend Donna Ludwig, became a popular ballad, eventually climbing as high as the number two spot on the pop charts. While not as big a hit, "La Bamba" was a revolutionary song that fused elements of a traditional Mexican folk tune with rock and roll. Valens was not a native Spanish speaker and had to be coached on the all-Spanish-language song. Riding the success of his latest single, Valens entertained a national audience on American Bandstand that December. He also appeared on Alan Freed's Christmas Show around that time. In January 1959, Valens went on the road with the Winter Dance Party tour. The tour featured such acts as Buddy Holly, Dion and the Belmonts, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. Over three weeks, these performers were set to play 24 concerts in the
Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in a small town near Yuma, Arizona near the border. Born into a poor family, Cesar grew up in Arizona and in a small adobe home along with his parents (United Farm Workers 1). In his early life Cesar experienced a lot of injustices and saw how not only his parents, but most farm workers were being mistreated and overworked. Cesar Chavez later learned a lesson in his life about injustices that he would never be able to forget (United Farm Workers 1). Cesar would say “ the love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being, but is also the most true to our nature” (United Farm Workers 1).
2003 was one of the most important years in Daddy Yankee’s career. Shortly after “Los Homerun-es” album achieved record-breaking sales, one his life-long dreams came true… a full house (12,000+) danced along with him in Puerto Rico’s historic Roberto Clemente Coliseum. The fans went wild as the press acclaimed his ability to bring the house down with his outstanding ability to free-style and his energetic stage performance. The show titled “Ahora Le Toca Al Cangri” quickly turned into Yankee’s most important and a historic moment in reggaeton music.
Wisin, Frankie J, and Leslie Grace produced an up beat modern version of the song “Si Una Vez”, Selena’s original climactic version with its’ lively instrumentation, grand vocals, and heartbreaking tone reigns as the ultimate classic.The instrumentation in the original “Si Una Vez” by Selena, gives a strong opening due to the use of the traditional instruments in Mexican Cumbia
The demonic protagonist of an old myth or a new species created by the U.S. secret government that they want to keep a secret? Whatever the case El Chupacabra is something people should not overlook . El Chupacabra is a legendary Cryptozoology creature that has been letting his presence be felt in different parts of the world. This demonic creature is something humans should not take lightly, maybe we are the next victims.
Over the history of Mexico, there have been many revolutionaries, most considered heroes to the citizens of that time, which brought them hope that they’d have freedom from the oppressive officials and the poverty that was rampant at that time. Among these, Pancho Villa stands out in history because of his great leadership skills, but also for his often volatile behavior.
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Have you ever heard the cliche if everyone jumped off a bridge would you? Well, that’s what led me to jumping off not a bridge but a famous waterfall in Costa Rica.
Cumbia originated in the coastal region of Colombia in the early 1800’s. There were three predominant cultures in Colombia at that time: the indigenous peoples, the Spaniards, and the African slaves. The cumbia began with the essential instrumentation of the tambor drums and the gaita flutes, which derive from both indigenous and Congo-based African roots. The genre was entertainment for the slaves, beginning as a courtship dance. It later became an outlet for national resistance and protest as Colombia was contesting for its independence. The music was able to diffuse throughout the nation, spreading from the coast, primarily for the reason that many African populations were scattered in various regions. Barranquilla, a port city in Colombia, was the core of where the music became established and played for the masses, and where instruments such as horns and bass began to be incorporated into cumbia, giving it a more Latin feel. As cumbia evolved and spread to Mexico around the 1930’s, it changed from the influence o...
Orovio, Helio 2004. Cuban music from A to Z. Revised by Sue Steward. Biographical dictionary
The instruments used for this song is of a standard rock band; lead vocalist, electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit. The genre for this song is determined by the steady and yet simplistic instruments used in this version. An interesting note is that the chorus is in the genre of rock but the verses combine the genres tango and reggae. This could be because merging these three different styles of music attracted the attention of youth more with rock being rebellious at that time and tango and reggae having a heavy beat for that time period. ...
In "The Lesson" by Toni Bambara, the narrator, Sylvia, is confronted with conflicting feelings about class, wealth, and social injustices. Throughout the story, there are various points where we see her development into a girl that sees the world for how it really is. MIss Moore, the woman that makes this all possible, is the primary target of Sylvia's bitterness. It seems, though, that this dislike is unanimous within the group, "...we laughed at her...we kinda hated her too...." Nonetheless, when the kids were around, Miss Moore would not miss a chance to teach them life lessons, the most important one (for Sylvia, at least) comes when the group is taken to an expensive toy store in Manhattan.
On the 12th and final day of Christmas (January 6), processions honoring the three Wise Men weave around Florence. In the fading light, flames dance over figurines in the streets of northeast Italy, symbolizing the turn of a new leaf. For some, children especially, Epiphany is a source of joy, candy, and incentive to behave. For other older children and adults, it’s more complex holiday.
Have you seen the movie “Man of La Mancha,” the story of Don Quixote, with Peter O’Toole and Sophia Loren? If not, maybe you have heard the song, from the movie, “To Dream the Impossible Dream.”
Ay vamos (here we go) is a song about a couples that keeps fighting but still together and beside that they still together. Their ups and down in the relationship and they love each other where they fix their problems. He didn’t have a wealthy childhood and only had what was very necessary. He didn’t have paper to come to the country of opportunity. He was a dog walker, a common job for teenager. He came to New York when he was 18 years old. He is also a Spanglish singer where he featured with Arianna Grande in the song “The Way” and “Problem”. He came as any immigrant looking for a better life and to see if he could succeed with his career in the USA. J Balvin's prior release "6 AM" in the summer's Latin hit, reached #1 on Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay and maintained the standing for seven weeks. His most popular hits are Ay Vamos, Yo Te Lo Dije, & 6 AM. His new album has 36
The Vocal Pops concert included the groups The Statesmen and Soundcheque. There were only three soloists and they were Huy Ngo, Linnea Monson, and Whitney Akridge. For the final song the two groups came together for an acapella version of “Londenderry Air (Danny Boy)”. This particular concert focused more heavily on “popular” songs from all periods in time, ranging from classic “Ave Maria” to The Beatles’ “Eleanor
The Latin American music scene is an amazingly diverse, engaging and entertaining music culture. Thomas (2011) explains, “…Latin American music has engaged in ongoing dialogue and cultural exchange that has profoundly affected music making in Europe and the United States and, more recently, in Africa and Asia as well”. This paper will be describing different aspects of the music culture from its musical features, to the historical aspect of this interesting music culture. Also, I will discuss a personal experience with Latin American music. After researching the music culture, I attended a concert performed by Boogat, an Emmy award nominated Latin American musician from Quebec who has toured all over North America.