Internationally aclaimed Mono Blanc… Read Full Bio ↴Mono Blanco (White Monkey) Group
Internationally aclaimed Mono Blanco band is the leader of the "renovating movement" that the son jarocho –the traditional music of the southern mexican State of Veracruz– is now experiencing. Renovadores have concentrated on preserving the fandango setting (the traditional celebratory environment of the son jarocho), as well as stressing the Afro-caribbean aspects of their music and the preponderance of improvisation, talent and good taste within the strict rules of the genre.
Visitors who are not familiar with the son jarocho are welcome to click on the image for a brief introduction about the subject.
Mono Blanco is basically a quintet but depending on circumstances they can offer concerts with less or more musicians.
Since their beginning in 1978, Mono Blanco has given concerts all around their country and in Europe, Asia, Northern Africa, Central and South America, the United States and Canada. Although we do not have an english translation of the group´s page Trayectoria, please browse around it anyway; international performances appear in blue font.
Mono Blanco has a unique sound firmly rooted in an ancient and rich tradition, and supported by a group of musicians endowed with great talent and inspiration.
At this point visitors are invited to read an article by Eugene Rodriguez.
Aside from their work as interpreters, Mono Blanco participates in many activities related to the development and promotion of the son jarocho. They organize, in particular, workshops about every aspect of the son: making and playing jarocho instruments, "versada" (the art of writing jarocho verses) and dance. It should be enhanced that jarocho instruments –jaranas and guitarras de son– produced by Mono Blanco members and apprentices –and "renovators" in general– are made according to very old traditional methods originated in the "rural interpretation" of barroque and rennaisance traditions. For a very brief introduction to jarocho instruments you may visit www.loscenzontles.com/overview.html.
La Bamba
Grupo Mono Blanco Lyrics
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Que va cambiando tu vida
Una gotita de nada
Te vuelve loca
Loca divertida
Agua de risa
Con unas gotas de rosa
Y una aceituna sabrosa
Esa es la bomba
Muévete mamita
Que me vuelvo loco
Emborrachadita de la bomba estas
Cosa Linda, Cosa Mona
Sube, sube que la bomba va
Boom, boom, dando media vuelta
Boom, boom, otra vuelta más
Boom, boom, y en cada esquina
Nena dame más
Que noche con vida
Intensamente vivida
Te vas quedando colgada
Inofensiva
Pura enamorada,
Mira guapa
Sale volando la ropa
Sigue bailando la luna
Luna gatuna
Esa es la bomba
Muévete mamita
Que me vuelvo loco
Emborrachadita de la bomba estas
Cosa Linda, Cosa Mona
Sube, sube que la bomba va
The lyrics of Grupo Mono Blanco's La Bamba is a vibrant and high-spirited description of an alcoholic beverage called "la bomba." The singer highlights the transformative nature of the drink, describing how a drop of it can turn you into a crazy and fun-loving person. The bomba is characterized as a blend of flavor and entertainment, with a few drops of rose, a tasty olive, and a pinch of humor creating an atmosphere that is both exciting and satisfying.
The song encourages the listener to move and dance, capturing the essence of the bomba. The lyrics call for the person to become drunk on the beverage and let go of all inhibitions, enjoying the night with the bomba's energetic effects. With every turn, the bomba encourages you to do more, take risks and indulge in the moment. The song not only describes the bomba but also embodies it with its upbeat tempo and lively imagery, capturing the essence of late-night fun and excitement.
Line by Line Meaning
Es una bebida
This is a drink
Que va cambiando tu vida
That changes your life
Una gotita de nada
A little drop of nothing
Te vuelve loca
Drives you crazy
Loca divertida
Fun crazy
Agua de risa
Laughter water
Con unas gotas de rosa
With a drop of rose
Y una aceituna sabrosa
And a delicious olive
Y en lo caliente
And when it's hot
Esa es la bomba
That's the bomb
Muévete mamita
Move it, baby
Que me vuelvo loco
That drives me crazy
Emborrachadita de la bomba estas
You're getting drunk on the bomba
Cosa Linda, Cosa Mona
Pretty thing, cute thing
Sube, sube que la bomba va
Rise, rise because the bomba is coming
Boom, boom, dando media vuelta
Boom, boom, turn around
Boom, boom, otra vuelta más
Boom, boom, one more spin
Boom, boom, y en cada esquina
Boom, boom, and on every corner
Nena dame más
Baby, give me more
Que noche con vida
What a night full of life
Intensamente vivida
Intensely lived
Te vas quedando colgada
You're getting hooked
Inofensiva
Harmless
Pura enamorada
Purely in love
Mira guapa
Look, beautiful
Sale volando la ropa
The clothes are flying off
Sigue bailando la luna
Keep dancing with the moon
Luna gatuna
Moon like a cat
Esa es la bomba
That's the bomb
Muévete mamita
Move it, baby
Que me vuelvo loco
That drives me crazy
Emborrachadita de la bomba estas
You're getting drunk on the bomba
Cosa Linda, Cosa Mona
Pretty thing, cute thing
Sube, sube que la bomba va
Rise, rise because the bomba is coming
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: K. C PORTER, ROBERT EDWARD ROSA, LUIS GOMEZ ESCOLAR ROLDAN, DESMOND CHILD
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