He was gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor voice which he colored and phrased with great expressivity. Moré was a master of all the genres of Cuban music, including son montuno, mambo, guaracha, guajira, cha cha cha, afro, canción, guaguancó, and bolero.
The eldest of eighteen children, Moré was born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas in the former province of Las Villas, in central Cuba. In 1936, at age seventeen, he left Las Lajas for Havana. His first breakthrough was winning a radio competition. He then joined Trío Matamoros (later known as Conjunto Matamoros), with which he remained several years, making a number of recordings.
In 1945 Moré went with Conjunto Matamoros to Mexico, where he performed in two of the most famous cabarets of the age, the Montparnasse and the Río Rosa. He made several recordings. Conjunto Matamoros returned to Havana, while Moré remained in Mexico, where he made several recordings for RCA Victor, together with the orchestra of Mariano Mercerón: "Me voy pal pueblo" y "Desdichado". He also recorded with Pérez Prado: "Bonito y sabroso", "Mucho corazón", "Pachito el ché", and "Ensalada de mambo". He also recorded "Dolor carabalí", which Moré considered his best composition recorded with Pérez Prado, and one he never wanted to re-record.
At the end of 1950, Moré returned to Cuba. He was a star in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and Puerto Rico, but virtually unknown on the island. His first Cuban recording was "Bonito y Sabroso". Moré eventually decided to start his own orchestra, which he called Banda Gigante. In the years 1954 and 1955, Moré's group became immensely popular. In 1956 and 1957, it toured Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Mexico and the United States, where the group played at the Oscar ceremonies.
He died in 1963 at age 43 of cirrhosis. An estimated 100,000 fans attended his funeral.
Yo No Fuí
Beny Moré Lyrics
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Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Manda a todos a volar y diles que yo no fui
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
Son puros cuentos que hay por ahí
Tú me tienes que creer a mí
Yo te lo juro que yo no fui
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Manda a todos a volar y diles que yo no fui
Todos me dicen por ahí que tienes cara de yo no fui
A ti te dicen: "yo lo vi"
Tú me tienes que creer a mi
(¿Me cree' o no me cree′?
(Fíjate que yo no fui)
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Manda a todos a volar y diles que yo no fui
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
Son puros cuentos que hay por ahí
Tú me tienes que creer a mí
Yo te lo juro que yo no fui
(Yo te lo juro que yo no fui)
Pero, muchacha, yo no fui
(Yo te lo juro que yo no fui)
Mira, mamacita, yo no fui
(Yo te lo juro que yo no fui)
Tú tienes la cara de pirulín
(Yo te lo juro que yo no fui)
Pero, negrita, yo no fui
(Yo te lo juro que yo no fui)
(Baila, nena, mambo para ti
Pero yo no fui, ahí va
Eh, candela)
Ay, mama, que yo no fui
(Yo te lo juro que yo no fui)
Pero tú me tienes que creer a mí
(Yo te lo juro que yo no fui)
Muchacho, mira, mírame a mí
(Yo te lo juro que yo no fui)
Muchacho, mira que yo no fui
Yo te lo juro que yo no fui
No-no, no-no, yo no fui
The lyrics to Beny Moré's song "Yo No Fuí" speak to the idea of not allowing rumors or gossip to affect one's relationship. The first line of the chorus, "Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mi" translates to "If they come to tell you bad things about me." The singer urges that the listener not believe any negative stories they hear about them and insists they didn't do anything wrong. The repeated line "yo te juro que yo no fui" is a strong affirmation of their innocence. The song concludes with the singer telling their love interest that they need to trust them and not others.
Line by Line Meaning
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
If they come to tell you bad things about me
Manda a todos a volar y diles que yo no fui
Send them all away and tell them I didn't do it
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
I assure you I didn't do it
Son puros cuentos que hay por ahí
They are just tales going around
Tú me tienes que creer a mí
You have to believe me
De verdad, de verdad, yo no fui
Seriously, I really didn't do it
Todos me dicen por ahí que tienes cara de yo no fui
Everyone is saying that you look innocent
A ti te dicen: 'yo lo vi'
They say to you: 'I saw it'
¿Me cree' o no me cree'?
Do you believe me or not?
Fíjate que yo no fui
Look, I really didn't do it
Pero, muchacha, yo no fui
But, girl, I didn't do it
Mira, mamacita, yo no fui
Look, mommy, I didn't do it
Tú tienes la cara de pirulín
You have an innocent face
Pero, negrita, yo no fui
But, little black girl, I didn't do it
Baila, nena, mambo para ti. Pero yo no fui, ahí va. Eh, candela
Dance, baby, mambo for you. But I didn't do it, there it goes. Hey, fire
Ay, mama, que yo no fui
Oh, mama, I didn't do it
Muchacho, mira, mírame a mí. Muchacho, mira que yo no fui
Boy, look, look at me. Boy, look that I didn't do it
No-no, no-no, yo no fui
No-no, no-no, I didn't do it
Writer(s): Consuelo Velazquez
Contributed by Ryan V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TheCubarum
para las nuevas GENERACIONES Q NO SABEN LA VERDADERA HISTORIA D ESTE GENERO,ESTE SEÑOR Q SE LLAMA BENY MORE ES MICHAEL JACKSON D ESTE GENERO,LO DEMAS ES HABANA CAMPO,Y ES EL VERDADERO CANTANTE D LOS CANTANTES D ESTE GENERO Q HOY LE DICEN SALSA ...GRACIAS BENY
@ereyes3960
El Benny nos une amigo y dejen de hablar boberías, disfrutemos de su aporte a la musica de la humanidad...... carajo.......
@beatrizmedina4867
Hoy,mayo del 2019 recordé canciones que cantaba mi mamá y me encontré con este Sr Beny More , estupendo ese tema la culebra ,banda machos la desagracio( con perdón de la palabra)
@nicasionicoya
Grande Benny More!!!! El Origen de toda la musica que conocemoz hoy en dia
@dhruvdeepdas3890
God created talent, and he is one example.
@joseantonioromeroc2394
cada quiuen es rey en su tierra, pero profeta en tierra ajena..
@petramoralesgonzalez9589
Digan lo que digan, digan l que digan, Beny siempre será el primero, siempre sobre los demás. Además, nunca segundas copias fueron buenas. Gracias Beny More, el bárbaro del ritmo, el Príncipe Negro; El Conde Negro.
@hectormendozayamamoto5499
pedro infante hizo buenos covers. Diferentes voces y sentimientos.
@cesarglez6926
+Hector Mendoza Yamamoto exaltó amigo
@dominicgabriel808
Petra morales gonzalez cómo él no va a nacer otro,en Cuba