Born in Mexico City, he appeared in local plays and TV shows such as, Chiquilladas at a very young age. In 1993 Kalimba got the opportunity to be a part of La Onda Vaselina (OV7), where he spent 3 years. Later, he dedicated his time to his other passion aside from Music -- football. In 2000, he rejoined OV7. After being a member of the Mexican pop group OV7, Kalimba lived his dream of recording his first solo album "Aerosoul", at the age of 21.
He has also a large trajectory in dubbing; he voiced Takashi in the Latin American version of Akira. And his latest is the Disney Film Chicken Little voicing the eponymous character.
Kalimba's parents are Pablo and Rosario. He has two sisters, M'Balia, who was also a member of OV7, and N'Daye, who is the youngest.
Kalimba sang as the voice of Simba for the song Just Can't Wait to be King (Yo Quiero Ya Ser El Rey) in the Disney movie The Lion King (1994).
His hit songs include Tocando Fondo and Duele.
Si Me Dejas Ahora
Kalimba Lyrics
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No seré capaz de sobrevivir
Me encadenaste a tu falda
Y enseñaste a mi alma
Depender de ti
Ataste mi piel a tu piel
Y tu boca a mi boca
Como una espada en la roca
Y ahora me dejas
Como si fuera yo
Cualquier cosa
Si me dejas ahora
No seré capaz de volver a sentir
Me alejaste de todo
Y ahora dejas que me hunda en el lodo
Me cuesta tanto creer
Que no tengas corazón
Que yo he sido en tu cadena de amor
Tan solo un eslabón
Y en tu escalera un peldaño
Que no te importa pisar
Ni hacerle daño
Estoy preso entre las redes de un poema
Eres tú quien me puede ayudar o me condena
Eres lo mejor de mi pasado
Eres tú quien aun me tiene enamorado
Eres tú, sólo tú
Si me dejas ahora
Mi espíritu se irá tras de ti
Cabalgará día y noche
Sintiéndose soñador y quijote
These lyrics from Kalimba's song "Si Me Dejas Ahora" are about a person who is in love and deeply dependent on their partner. The singer describes how their partner has bound them to them, and they are unable to survive or feel anything without them. The metaphor of being chained to their partner's skirt represents being tied to them emotionally and mentally. The partner has become everything to the singer, and their skin, mouth, and mind are all connected.
In the second verse, the singer expresses how heartbroken they are that their partner is leaving them, and they feel lost and alone without them. They are unable to feel anything because their partner, who has always been there for them, is now gone – they have taken everything that meant something to them. The singer can't believe that their partner, who they were so loyal to, was willing to just leave them behind.
Later in the song, the lyrics say that the singer is still in love with their partner, and they recognize that they have been trapped in the chains of their love. They describe themselves as an insignificant link in their partner's chain, and their partner treated them as if they were nothing. Despite all of the pain that the singer feels because of their partner's departure, they are still in love with them and cannot let go.
Line by Line Meaning
Si me dejas ahora
If you leave me now
No seré capaz de sobrevivir
I won't be able to survive
Me encadenaste a tu falda
You chained me to your skirt
Y enseñaste a mi alma
And you taught my soul
Depender de ti
To depend on you
Ataste mi piel a tu piel
You tied my skin to your skin
Y tu boca a mi boca
And your mouth to my mouth
Clavaste tu mente a la mía
You nailed your mind to mine
Como una espada en la roca
Like a sword in the rock
Y ahora me dejas
And now you leave me
Como si fuera yo
As if I were
Cualquier cosa
Anything
Si me dejas ahora
If you leave me now
No seré capaz de volver a sentir
I won't be able to feel again
Me alejaste de todo
You took me away from everything
Y ahora dejas que me hunda en el lodo
And now you let me sink in the mud
Me cuesta tanto creer
It's so hard for me to believe
Que no tengas corazón
That you don't have a heart
Que yo he sido en tu cadena de amor
That I've only been a link in your chain of love
Tan solo un eslabón
Just a link
Y en tu escalera un peldaño
And on your ladder a rung
Que no te importa pisar
That you don't mind stepping on
Ni hacerle daño
Or hurting it
Estoy preso entre las redes de un poema
I am trapped in the webs of a poem
Eres tú quien me puede ayudar o me condena
It's you who can help me or condemn me
Eres lo mejor de mi pasado
You are the best of my past
Eres tú quien aun me tiene enamorado
It's you who still has me in love
Eres tú, solo tú
It's you, only you
Si me dejas ahora
If you leave me now
Mi espíritu se irá tras de ti
My spirit will go after you
Cabalgará día y noche
It will ride day and night
Sintiéndose soñador y quijote
Feeling like a dreamer and a knight
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Camilo Blanes Cortes
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Iam Monse
2023 y su voz sigue siendo una cosa bárbara, que bella interpretación 👏🏻
Ivonne Osnaya
Yo escuché a kalimba en el auditorio nacional en un tributo a José José y me quedé maravillada con su voz en vivo...simplemente sorprendente...
Felicidades kalimba.!!!🇲🇽😘👍💝un regalo a los oídos.✌️
Ivonne Reyes
Se me llena el alma de emoción con esta interpretación, Kalimba ha llegado al punto que solo los grandes cantantes llegan, cantar lo que quieran y como quieran, eres grande y además eres Mexicano.
Annie Gluup
Yo escucho esto y me pregunto qué hacía Kalimba cantando pop con esa voz tan hermosa?
Mauricio palomo villaueva
Porque cuando cantaba pop no tenia una vmoz tan madura como la que tiene actualmente, antes era otro color de voz, mas juvenil.
ilse vandejer
Dinamita
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Roberto Carlos Camargo
la voss no es gran cosa.. es el orqueston.. que esta... Como voss
no dice Nada
Margiorit Santiago
Roberto Carlos Camargo
Carlos andres Reyes torres
esa canción no cualquiera se la avienta .. hasta sudar hizo a Kalimba
Edgar Morales
En lo personal creo que Kalimba es uno de los mejores cantantes mexicanos que tenemos y si es por versatilidad a mi punto de vista es el mejor 😉👍 ya que canta el genero que sea con su propia magia y estilo 💪 mis respetos para Kalimba 👏👏👏