The closest interpretation of jam session in Spanish is descarga. Whatever the translation, descarga is exactly how Cuba L.A. comes together to create the music on DOS.
Led by Danilo Lozano - flutist, musicologist and a founding member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra - Cuba L.A. is a dream team of Cuban musicians living in the United States. During the recording session, Lozano mentions that "it was like a laboratory and everyone became an arranger, bringing their ideas to the song. We took these traditional melodies and forms and added new instrumentation or tried new rhythms. The end result was magical.
"More than nostalgia", Lozano continues, "these songs remind us how rich the Cuban music tradition is, filled with African and Spanish flavors, and differences from neighborhood to neighborhood. We made beautiful music, each of us probing the musical roots in our own way."
Guantanamera
Cuba L.A. Lyrics
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Guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Yo soy un hombre sincero
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
Yo he visto el águila herida
Volar al azul sereno
Yo he visto el águila herida
Volar al azul sereno
Y morir en su guarida
La víbora del veneno
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
Yo quiero cuando me muera
Sin patria pero sin amo
Yo quiero cuando me muera, compadre
Sin patria pero sin amo
Tener en mi tumba un ramo
De flores y una bandera
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
Cubano soy y le canto
Al lugar donde nací
Entre palmeras crecí
Y hoy vivo en la gran ciudad
Pero el día que yo me muera
En Cuba me han de enterrar
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira guantanamera
The song "Guantanamera" by Cuba L.A. is a classic Cuban song with a beautiful and heartfelt melody. The lyrics consist of four stanzas, each beginning with "Guantanamera" and "Guajira guantanamera," which are two different styles of Cuban music. The first stanza talks about the singer's honesty and how he comes from a place where palm trees grow. He wishes to share his love for his country before he dies.
The second stanza talks about the singer witnessing an injured eagle flying in the clear blue sky and eventually dying in its nest due to snake venom. The third and fourth stanzas talk about the singer's desire to die with dignity and without being under the rule of anyone. He wants a simple funeral with a wreath of flowers and a flag in his grave. The final lines talk about the singer's love for his birthplace, Cuba, and how he wishes to be buried there.
Overall, the song is patriotic in nature and speaks of love for one's homeland and the desire for independence and dignity.
Line by Line Meaning
Guantanamera
This is the title of the song and it repeats throughout the song.
Guajira guantanamera
This is the chorus of the song and it means that the song is about a farmer, or guajiro, from Guantanamo.
Yo soy un hombre sincero
I am a sincere man.
De donde crece la palma
I come from a place where palm trees grow.
Y antes de morirme quiero
Before I die, I want to.
Echar mis versos del alma
Share the poems from my soul.
Yo he visto el águila herida
I have seen the wounded eagle.
Volar al azul sereno
Fly in the calm blue sky.
Y morir en su guarida
And die in its lair.
La víbora del veneno
The venomous snake.
Yo quiero cuando me muera
When I die I want.
Sin patria pero sin amo
Without a homeland but without a master.
Tener en mi tumba un ramo
To have on my tomb a bouquet.
De flores y una bandera
Of flowers and a flag.
Cubano soy y le canto
I am Cuban and I sing to.
Al lugar donde nací
The place where I was born.
Entre palmeras crecí
I grew up among palm trees.
Y hoy vivo en la gran ciudad
And today I live in the big city.
Pero el día que yo me muera
But the day that I die.
En Cuba me han de enterrar
They will bury me in Cuba.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Spirit Music Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Peter Seeger, Julian Orbon, Hector Angulo, Jose Fernandez Diaz, Fernandez Diaz Jose
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@alicialund1616
This song makes me happy!
@GuillermoBeneditoAlbentosa
Los dos hacen y demuestran que cantan de forma cristalina. He disfrutado escuchandolos. Tienen futúro. Y presente y seguro que el pasado a sido siguiloso pero llena de sabiduria.
@user-ul6gw3ds7n
Thank you So Much
@josenoeperez4653
LA MEJOR MÚSICA DEL MUNDO ES LA MÚSICA CUBANA VIVA MI TIERRITA VIVA MI CUBA BELLA AÑORO ESTAR EN MI SANTIAGO DE CUBA
@mj.givellorey4918
... Y YO EN MI COMPOSTELA (ESPANA) NATAL ! ;-)
@douglasperalta9591
Saludos cuba de un nicaragüense
@neguylesang66
Love from CONGO🇨🇩🇨🇩❤❤
@andreasilvaalbuquerque8514
Sou Brasileira e sonho em conhecer Cuba 🇨🇺 e suas músicas lindas ❣️
@UnNombreExpectacular
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