Ketama are a Spanish flamenco group in the "New Flamenco" style. Formed in … Read Full Bio ↴Ketama are a Spanish flamenco group in the "New Flamenco" style. Formed in Madrid in the early 1980s by José Soto Sorderita (Jerez de la Frontera, 1961), Ray Heredia and Juan Carmona Amaya El Camborio (Granada, 1960). Later the two cousins left the group, which was then joined by José Miguel Carmona Niño (Madrid, 1971) and Antonio Carmona Amaya (Granada, 1965), cousin and brother respectively of Juan.

They released many popular albums that have crossed over to gain mainstream success outside the flamenco area. Their music can best be described as a mix between flamenco and mainstream pop. The band broke up in 2004 with the release of their final album 20 pa' Ketama after a twenty year career.

Their final lineup was Antonio Carmona (Vocals) José Miguel Carmona, Juan Carmona.

Loko
Ketama Lyrics

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Ojos negros tiene mi gitana
y no la cambio po nada
cuando mueve sus caderas
con esa foma de andar
loko me tienen sus besos
y ya yo no aguanto más
como no ponga remedio
yo se que algo passará

loko me tienen sus besos
y ya yo no aguanto más
loko me tienen sus besos y ya yo no aguanto más.

Loko cuando ella me mira con sus negros ojos
loko oye pero esa negra a mi me rompe el coco
loko cuando beso yo sus labios rojos
loko siento yo morirme que muy poquito a poco

Y esa gitana me tiene enamorado
por ella pierco el sentido
cuando yo cierro mis ojos
Ay pierdo el sentido
muy poquito a poco, muy poquito a poco.

Loko cuando ella me mira son sus negros ojos...

Me gusta cuando la beso en la boca
me acanta su forma de caminar
cuando me emborracho con sus besos
lo tiento y no lo puedo remediar.

Loko cuando ella me mira com sus negros ojos...

Overall Meaning

The song "Loko" by Ketama is a passionate ode to the singer's gypsy lover. The music is infused with the rhythms and melodies of flamenco and the lyrics are full of love and desire. The opening lines reveal the singer's adoration of his black-eyed gypsy woman and how he would never trade her for anything. The way she moves her hips is irresistible and her kisses have driven him to the point of insanity. The singer knows that if he doesn't do something to control his feelings, something will happen.

Next, the singer describes the effect the gypsy woman has on him. He becomes "loko" (crazy) when she looks at him with her dark eyes. He admits that she "breaks his head" - a Spanish expression meaning that she confuses him and he can't think straight. When he kisses her red lips, he feels like he's dying slowly. Yet he can't resist her and is hopelessly in love with her. He loses his senses when he closes his eyes, and the spell she has cast over him is overwhelming.

The singer goes on to describe how much he enjoys kissing her and how he can't resist her when he's drunk on her kisses. The chorus repeats the idea that he's going crazy from her kisses and can't take it anymore. The song ends with a final refrain of the chorus and the repetition of the word "loko." Overall, "Loko" is a joyous celebration of love and passion that captures the essence of flamenco music.

Line by Line Meaning

Ojos negros tiene mi gitana
My gypsy girl has black eyes

y no la cambio po nada
And I wouldn't change her for anything

cuando mueve sus caderas
When she moves her hips

con esa foma de andar
With that way of walking

loko me tienen sus besos
Her kisses drive me crazy

y ya yo no aguanto más
And I can't take it anymore

como no ponga remedio
If I don't find a solution

yo se que algo passará
I know something will happen

Loko cuando ella me mira con sus negros ojos
I go crazy when she looks at me with her black eyes

loko oye pero esa negra a mi me rompe el coco
I go crazy, but that black girl drives me nuts

loko cuando beso yo sus labios rojos
I go crazy when I kiss her red lips

loko siento yo morirme que muy poquito a poco
I go crazy, feeling myself dying little by little

Y esa gitana me tiene enamorado
And that gypsy girl has me in love

por ella pierco el sentido
I lose my senses for her

cuando yo cierro mis ojos
When I close my eyes

Ay pierdo el sentido
Oh, I lose my senses

muy poquito a poco, muy poquito a poco.
Very little by little, very little by little.

Me gusta cuando la beso en la boca
I like it when I kiss her on the mouth

me acanta su forma de caminar
I love the way she walks

cuando me emborracho con sus besos
When I get drunk on her kisses

lo tiento y no lo puedo remediar.
I'm tempted and can't help it.

Writer(s): Antonio Carmona Amaya, Juan Jose Carmona Amaya, Jose Miguel Carmona Nino Copyright: Polygram S.A.

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