Ayllón adopted the stage "Eva" from her maternal grandmother, Eva, who began teaching the young María music at an early age. As a child and teen, Eva Ayllón sang in school competitions and later on television and radio. Throughout the early 1970s, Eva appeared in many música criolla musical groups such as Rinconcito Monsefuano, La peña de los Ugarte, Los Mundialistas o Callejón and Los Kipus. By 1975, Eva began to pursue a solo singing career, touring internationally by 1979. In 1989, Eva formed Los Hijos del Sol (Children of the Sun), a supergroup made up of Peruvian musical stars in an effort to promote Peruvian music through performance and recording.
To date, Eva has produced over 20 records. Her latest release is Kimba Fa, an exploration of the musical styles that she has performed over the last three decades[1]. In 2004 she released Eva! Leyenda Peruana (Eva! Peruvian Legend), which was her first album produced in the United States. Today, Eva continues to tour and lives in New Jersey with her Peruvian-American husband and childrenIn her music, Ayllón blends indigenous Peruvian, African and Spanish influences into a style known as musica criolla.
Typically, Ayllón focuses on the musical genres of Peru's capital city along the Pacific coast, Lima. Ayllón is particularly known for the Peruvian music genres of the lando, the festejo, and the vals, and is known as "The Queen of Lando".
Toro Mata
Eva Ayllón Lyrics
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toro mata, rumbambero, ay toro mata
Toro mata ahí, toro mata,
toro mata, rumbambero, ay toro mata
La color no le permite
hacer el quite a pititi
Toro mata ahí, toro mata,
toro mata, rumbambero, ay toro mata
Toro mata ahí, toro mata,
toro mata, rumbambero, ay toro mata
Toro viejo se murió
mañana comemos carne, ay toro mata
Toro mata ahí, toro mata,
toro mata, rumbambero, ay toro mata
Toro mata ahí, toro mata,
toro mata, rumbambero, ay toro mata
Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé, la pondé
Este negro no es de aquí
caracracra, cra, cra
Este negro es de Acarí
caracracra, cra, cra
Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé, ay la pondé
Este negro no es de aquí
caracracra, cra, cra
Este negro es de Acarí
caracracra, cra, cra
Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé
Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé
Hay que matar a todos los negros menos a mi
Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé
Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé
Ay la pondé ya me cansé
Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé.
The song "Toro Mata" by Eva Ayllón is a classic example of Afro-Peruvian music, which incorporates African rhythms and traditions with Andean and Spanish influences. The lyrics are in Spanish and contain a lot of repetition, with the phrase "Toro mata" (kill the bull) being repeated throughout the song. The song is about a bullfight, where the bull is killed in the arena. The singer celebrates the bull's death, shouting "Toro mata" as the crowd cheers around her.
However, the song also has a darker side. The repeating lines "Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé" and "Hay que matar a todos los negros menos a mi" reveal a prejudice and racism against black people. The lyric "We have to kill all the blacks except for me" highlights the historical discrimination that has often been faced by Afro-Peruvians. The song is a reminder of the complex and troubled history of Peru, where the African diaspora has had a major impact on the country's cultural traditions.
Line by Line Meaning
Toro mata ahí, toro mata, toro mata, rumbambero, ay toro mata
The bull is killed there, the bull is killed, the bull is killed, the rumbambero shouts, oh the bull is killed
La color no le permite hacer el quite a pititi ay toro mata
The color doesn't let him avoid the threat of the spear, oh the bull is killed
Toro viejo se murió mañana comemos carne, ay toro mata
The old bull died, tomorrow we will eat meat, oh the bull is killed
Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé, la pondé Este negro no es de aquí caracracra, cra, cra Este negro es de Acarí caracracra, cra, cra
Pondé, pondé, pondé, this black man is not from here, caracracra, cra, cra, this black man is from Acarí, caracracra, cra, cra
Hay que matar a todos los negros menos a mi
We must kill all the black people except for me
Ay la pondé ya me cansé Ay la pondé, pondé, pondé
I'm tired of pondé, pondé, pondé, ay la pondé, pondé, pondé
Contributed by Abigail D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Danny Jesus Morales Gutierrez
Para quienes crean que Arequipa es solo Colca... Les aclaro que que Arequipa tambien tiene cultura Afro, y precisamente el Toro Mata, tiene historia en Acarí, distrito de Caravelí, de Aqp. El Toro Mata, la duna mas grande del Mundo, y esta en Arequipa.
Reza la canción "... Este negro no es de de aquí, este negro es de Acarí..." y en otra historia les contaré sobres las grandes haciendas de Acarí - Arequipa.
Melissa Alvarado de novoa
Exelente historia
apiuqera1
Buen dato!!!
Roxana Aliaga Toledo
Acarí !! ♥♥
Susana Luna
Gracias, ahora entiendo mejor la canción.
Aristides Lupu
No solamente en Acari, Chincha también en el norte del Perú como en Zaña hay asentamientos de pueblos afros...
Celso Duarte
Eva Ayllon hermosísima Leyenda Peruana, que manera de cantar, Diosa Total con
un "Dream Team" de músicos todos unos genios entre ellos Alex Acuña, Ramón Stagnaro
Abraham Laboriel mi favorito por siempre en esta inmortal y única versión del Toro Mata
Juan pablo Garcia
El Groove de el bajista (Abraham Laboriel) y la quimba de todos esos músicos dan una combinación perfecta
jorge luis sandoval ancco
Del gran Abraham Laboriel padre de todo los bajistas
Carlos Renzo El Diamante de la Cumbia
Te Amamos Maestra ❤ Viva el Perú.