Cuba is considered to be the "Father of Latin Boogaloo". His parents emigrated from Puerto Rico in the late 1920s and settled in Spanish Harlem, a Hispanic ghetto located in Manhattan. Cuba was raised in an apartment building where his father had become the owner of a candy store located on the ground floor (street level floor). His father had organized a stickball (ghetto baseball) club called the Devils. Stickball was the main sport activity of the neighborhood. After Cuba broke a leg he took up playing the conga and continued to practice with the conga between school and his free time. Eventually he graduated from high school and joined a band.
In 1950, when he was 19 years old, he played for J. Panama and also for a group called La Alfarona X. The group soon disbanded and Cuba enrolled in college to study law. Whilst at college he attended a concert in which Tito Puente performed "Abaniquito". He went up to Tito and introduced himself as a student and fan and soon they developed what was to become a lifetime friendship. This event motivated Cuba to organize his own band. In 1954, his agent recommended that he change the band's name from the Jose Calderon Sextet to the Joe Cuba Sextet and the newly named Joe Cuba Sextet made their debut at the Stardust Ballroom.
In 1962, Cuba recorded "To Be With You" with the vocals of Cheo Feliciano and Jimmy Sabater. The band became popular in the New York Latin community. The lyrics to Cuba's music used a mixture of Spanish and English, becoming an important part of the Nuyorican Movement. In 1967, his band which included timbales, vibraphones, and the piano among its musical instruments, scored a "hit" in the United States National Hit Parade List with the song "Bang Bang" - a song which ushered in the Latin Boogaloo era. He also had a #1 hit, that year in the Billboards with the song "Sock It To Me Baby".
Then came what is considered to be his "greatest" hit, "El Pito (I Never Go Back To Georgia)". It is said that during the 1960s, while Joe Cuba and his sextet were on tour, they had an engagement in Georgia. He personally suffered the racial discrimination which was rampant in the south at that time. This experience inspired him to write the song which includes his trademark whistle.
Charlie Palmieri was his musical director, when in 1988 he died of a heart attack upon his arrival to New York from Puerto Rico. Joe Cuba and his sextet have sold millions of records over the years.
On April 1999, Joe Cuba was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame. In 2004, he was named Grand Marshall of the Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrated in Yonkers, New York. He currently is the director of the Museum of La Salsa, located in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York. He is also in the stickball hall of fame.
Joe Cuba died on February 15, 2009 in New York City after being removed from life support. He had been hospitalized for a persistent bacterial infection. Cuba's remains were cremated at Woodhaven Cemetery. He is survived by his 2 adult children from his first wife (Nina, married in 1960), son Mitchell and daughter Lisa, 3 grandchildren Nicole, Alexis and Rebecca; and his second wife Maria (Married in 1994).
Mujer Divina
Joe Cuba Sextet Lyrics
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Sabararabaraba bao
La primera noche que te vi
yo sabia que eras para mi
jamas otros besos te pedi
porque siempre estas en mi
como fascinas
y me dominas
el corazon
Y es por eso que yo soy feliz
porque ahora yo te tengo a ti
prieta linda tu eres para mi
y yo siempre soy de ti
Mulata
mi prieta
mi cielo
te quiero
te adoro
divina mujer
Te voy a hacer una estatua mami
en el parque central
para que pueda todita la gente
pasar por alli e irte a mirar
Mulata
mi prieta
mi cielo
te quiero
te adoro
divina mujer
Pero si tu conmigo
te llegas a portar mal
que yo voy a soltar
un escuadron de palomas
para que puedan volar
Mulata
mi prieta
mi cielo
te quiero
te adoro
divina mujer
Jeh jeh jeh jeh
Mulata
mi prieta
mi cielo
te quiero
te adoro
divina mujer
Esa mulata
sentada en la butaca
pero que piernas
tiene mi mulata
caridad caridad cariyuye
yemaya
Mulata
mi prieta
mi cielo
te quiero
te adoro
divina mujer
Te voy a llevar a Puerto Rico
y abajo de la palma voy a besarte
pero no pidas que me case mami
papeles no voy a firmar
Mulata
mi prieta
mi cielo
te quiero
te adoro
divina mujer
Mujer divina
como fascinas
y me dominas
el corazon
Eh ah mi mulata
el corazon
cuando bailas el rico chacha te arrebata
el corazon
tiene mi mulata sandunga y sabrosura
el corazon
que yo me voy para el congo
el corazon
a comerme el sabroso mofongo
el corazon
ay
Letras transcritas por Diego Vanegas
The song "Mujer Divina" by Joe Cuba Sextet is a tribute to a beautiful woman whom the singer has fallen in love with at first sight. The lyrics express the singer's admiration and adoration for this woman, stating that she fascinates him and dominates his heart. He claims that he knew from the moment he saw her that she was meant to be his, and that he never asked for another's kisses because she is always on his mind. He refers to her using endearing terms such as "mulata," "prieta," and "cielo" throughout the song.
The singer goes on to pledge his love for her, declaring that he is happy now that he has her by his side. He wants to build a statue of her in the central park so that everyone can see her beauty. At the same time, he also warns her that if she misbehaves, he will release a flock of pigeons to swarm around her. The song ends with the singer expressing his admiration for his mulata and saying that he will take her to Puerto Rico to kiss her beneath the palm trees. However, he makes it clear that they will not get married as he does not want to sign any papers.
Line by Line Meaning
La primera noche que te vi yo sabia que eras para mi jamas otros besos te pedi porque siempre estas en mi
From the very first night I saw you, I knew you were meant for me. I never asked for kisses from others because you were always on my mind.
Mujer divina como fascinas y me dominas el corazon
You are a divine woman who mesmerizes me and has taken over my heart.
Y es por eso que yo soy feliz porque ahora yo te tengo a ti prieta linda tu eres para mi y yo siempre soy de ti
That's why I'm happy now, because I have you, my beautiful brown woman, and I will always belong to you.
Te voy a hacer una estatua mami en el parque central para que pueda todita la gente pasar por alli e irte a mirar
I want to make a statue of you, my love, in the central park so that everyone passing by can admire your beauty.
Pero si tu conmigo te llegas a portar mal que yo voy a soltar un escuadron de palomas para que puedan volar
But if you ever misbehave with me, I'll release a squadron of doves to fly away.
Esa mulata sentada en la butaca pero que piernas tiene mi mulata caridad caridad cariyuye yemaya
That mulata sitting in the chair, oh, what legs she has! Oh, mercy, mercy, Yemaya's blessing!
Te voy a llevar a Puerto Rico y abajo de la palma voy a besarte pero no pidas que me case mami papeles no voy a firmar
I'll take you to Puerto Rico, and beneath the palm tree, I'll kiss you. But don't ask me to marry you, my love, I won't sign the papers.
Eh ah mi mulata el corazon cuando bailas el rico chacha te arrebata el corazon tiene mi mulata sandunga y sabrosura el corazon que yo me voy para el congo el corazon a comerme el sabroso mofongo el corazon ay
Oh, my mulata, my heart, when you dance the rich chacha takes my heart. My mulata has rhythm and flavor in her heart. My heart tells me to go to Congo to eat delicious mofongo. Oh, my heart!
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HECTOR RIVERA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@user-ro6rh9fi1c
Quienes aqui en el 2024 ??????????
@lizyz9041
Maravillosa canción❤
@lizvettoribio3424
Ayer una amiga colombiana puso esta canción y estábamos en la playa con nuestros esposos, fue un momento mágico. La compañía, la playa, y la excelente melodía fue un momento mágico. gracias Daniela. 👍🏻😊
@marcoparedes9890
En Colombia en música rio o mar
@mariawest250
Mujer divina siempre mi hijo se la dedico a una mulata bella que el quiso mucho por 10 años juntos pero ella lo traiciono lo dejo y se fue con una mujer pero a pesar de que Ella se porto mal el nunca soltó un escuadrón de palomas menos mal porque sino mi pobre hijo hubiera perdido su libertad por alguien que no me lo quiso y su hijo hubiera sufrido consecuencias al menos esa mulata es buena madre con mi nieto tiene dos trabajos de real estate gana buen dinero ella no se la pasa sentada en una butaca haciendo nada y mi hijo vive su vida feliz y ha tenido otras relaciones felices con dos bellas y buenas mujeres y lleva años con ellas y tiene otros dos hijos con cada una no es casado y ellas quieren a mi niño así compartido.
@Pau2022
@@mariawest250 usted ve divino que su hijo tenga dos mujeres pero ve mal que la esposa de su hijo lo allá dejado por un mujer? Jaja
@JhonathanInsignares
Tenía que ser Colombiana felicitaciones a esa chika
@monicamunoz3247
Si tú amiga puso
A sonar esta canción es porque tiene muy buen gusto! Como toda colombiana a mucho honor
@juancorrea8212
La noche que conocí a mi esposa, mágica!!
Al día siguiente le dije a mi mejor amigo “mrk, conocí a una mujer espectacular!!!, mejor dicho, con esa si me caso”. Era el verano del 94, y 5 años después, la profecía se cumplió. Hoy 24 años después -seguimos casados, sigue siendo la mujer más espectacular que he conocido!!!!
@mariaotero6509
juancorrea, te felicito 👏 así de hermoso se habla de tu esposa ❤😊