Bamboleo is a collaboration of several of the most talented young musicians… Read Full Bio ↴Bamboleo is a collaboration of several of the most talented young musicians in Cuba. Led by writer/composer/arranger Lazaro Valdes, a graduate of ENA, their 12 members, mostly from Havana, are graduates from some of the most prestigious music schools and conservatories in the island. Their name comes from the Spanish word for the movement of ocean waves but in their music, it signifies the body rhythm that is created by the sounds of tropical music.

An important part of Bamboleo's appeal are their two hot vocalists. With strikingly beautiful shaved heads,Vannia Borges with her sultry smooth singing style, and Haila Mompie, who is often compared to a youthful Celia Cruz, have become two female stars in the male dominated world of salsa.

Accompanying the release of Yo No Me Parezco A Nadie, is the CD single, which contains all the hot remixes (not available on the album) currently being played in niteclubs throughout the world.
Remarkably this jazz-influenced salsa group was formed only two years ago by bandleader Lazaro Valdes, and on this album, the collaboration of Leonel Limonta -considered one of the more prolific composers of the island-, every single song on this album possesses a contagious hook, while featuring guest performances by NG La Banda's arranger, Jose Miguel El Greco, on trombone, and Mario Hernandez (Irakere's lead trumpet). Definitely the most talked about group in Cuba, Bamboleo's Yo No Me Parezco A Nadie has created quite a buzz. So turn your speakers up ... put your dance shoes on ... and "salsa y tembleque" to the hottest dance record of the year.

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Sueño de Cristal
Bamboleo Lyrics

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Siempre soñe vernos vestidos de novios, ver en tu rostro
la felicidad jurarnos para siempre ante de
tanta gente q nuestro amor seria hasta la eternidad de rodillas y con lagrimas
de frente al altar esperando q nos unan de una vez ante de
dios y justo en el momento en q yo te besaba la lluvia en mi ventana me desperto
que lastima tenia un sueno y era de cristal quise
conservarlo pero se rompio daria todo por no despertar q
lastima yo dando vueltas no podia creer q despertaba

y lo perdia todo estando tan cerca del amanercer del amanecer
siento q mi vida se quedo sin rumbo de salir a
buscarte a mi me sobran ganas intentare encontrarte en mi sueño
perdido se que estaras ahi esperando en mi almohada que lastima tenia un sueno y era de cristal quise conservarlo

pero se rompio daria todo por no despertar q lastima
yo dando vueltas no podia creer q despertaba y lo perdia todo estando tan cerca del amanercer del amanecer

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bamboleo's song Sueño de Cristal are a bittersweet story of a dream that could not come true. The singer dreams of getting married to the person they love and committing to a lifetime of happiness and fidelity. In this dream, they imagine themselves at the altar, proclaiming their love in front of witnesses and God. However, just as they are about to kiss their beloved, the dream is shattered by the sound of rain tapping on their window, and they wake up. The dream, like crystal, was fragile and beautiful but ultimately unattainable.

The song captures the sense of loss and yearning that comes with unfulfilled dreams. The singer feels adrift and without direction, unable to find their way back to the hopeful promise of the dream. They speak of the urge to keep searching, to keep looking for their lost love even if only in their dreams. In the end, they lament the fragility of their dream, wishing they could have held onto it and never woken up.

Overall, the song's lyrics are a haunting portrait of the power of dreams to both inspire and torment us. They capture the complexity of human emotion and the yearning for connection and fulfillment that drives us all.

Line by Line Meaning

Siempre soñe vernos vestidos de novios, ver en tu rostro la felicidad
I always dreamed of seeing us wearing wedding clothes, and happiness in your face.

jurarnos para siempre ante de tanta gente que nuestro amor seria hasta la eternidad
We would swear to each other in front of so many people that our love would last forever.

de rodillas y con lagrimas de frente al altar esperando q nos unan de una vez ante de dios
We would kneel in front of the altar with tears in our eyes, waiting for God to unite us forever.

y justo en el momento en q yo te besaba la lluvia en mi ventana me desperto
Just as I was kissing you, the rain on my window woke me up.

que lastima tenia un sueno y era de cristal quise conservarlo pero se rompio
It's a pity, I had a dream made of glass, and I wanted to keep it, but it broke.

daria todo por no despertar que lastima yo dando vueltas no podia creer q despertaba y lo perdia todo estando tan cerca del amanecer
I would give everything not to wake up, it's such a shame. I was tossing and turning, unable to believe that I was waking up and losing everything, so close to dawn.

siento q mi vida se quedo sin rumbo de salir a buscarte a mi me sobran ganas intentare encontrarte en mi sueño perdido
I feel like my life is without direction. I have an urge to go out and find you; I'll try to find you in my lost dream.

se que estaras ahi esperando en mi almohada
I know you'll be there waiting for me on my pillow.

que lastima tenia un sueno y era de cristal quise conservarlo pero se rompio daria todo por no despertar q lastima yo dando vueltas no podia creer q despertaba y lo perdia todo estando tan cerca del amanecer del amanecer
It's a pity, I had a dream made of glass, and I wanted to keep it, but it broke. I would give everything not to wake up, it's such a shame. I was tossing and turning, unable to believe that I was waking up and losing everything, so close to dawn.

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