The original orchestra was formed in 1960 in Cartagena de Indias under the direction of bandleader Lucho Argaín. It disbanded in 1963, but was re-formed in 1975 under the direction of Julio Ernesto Estrada "Fruko" Rincón, the artistic director of the Discos Fuentes record label[1]. In 1981, Mélida Yará, better-known as "La India Meliyará" became the lead vocalist.[2] It was while Yará was the lead singer that the group released its most successful recordings, such as the classic "Mi Cucu." While the group's lineup has changed, it has always featured a strong female vocalist to accompany its ten-piece brass instrumentation. They include Margarita Vargas, the singer of "A Mover la Colita," and from La Internacional Sonora Show, Vilma Díaz, the singer of 1993's "Escándalo", and the Salvadorean Susana Velásquez. Important male singers have included Macondo, Álvaro Pava, and Álvaro Pizarro.[3]
The group continues to perform in the United States as La Internacional Sonora Show, led by bandleader Kiko Vargas Jr., son of the founder of the original touring version La Internacional Sonora Dinamita Show
Pitaste
La Sonora Dinamita Lyrics
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¿Pero pitaste?
¿Que si pitaste?
Se casó una parejita
Ambos muy ricos de cuna
Y vivían muy felices
Con lujo, pompa y alcurnia
Un día el padre de la joven
Quiso visitar su hija
Sólo quería comprobar
Como vivía su niña
La muchacha muy contenta
Le mostró al padre su casa
El comedor, la piscina
El jardín y la terraza
Papi este es el cuarto mío
Mira que lindo y que fresco
Al lado el de mi marido
Y aquel pa' tus nietos
¡El padre se sorprendió!
Y le preguntó extrañado
¿Como van a tener hijos?
Si duermen tan separados
Ella dijo no hay problema
Por lo que me preguntaste
Cuando él desea me pita
O yo pregunto, ¿pitaste?
Pistaste, pitaste, Pistaste, pitaste
Pistaste, pitaste, Pistaste, pitaste
Néstor mi amigo cubano
Siempre toma chocolate
Por si acaso le preguntan:
Oye mi chico, ¿pitaste?
A gozar con la Sonora Dinamita
Gilbertico siempre cena
Ensalada de tomate
Por si su mujer pregunta:
Bendito nene, ¿pitaste?
Jairo el colombiano cena
Patacón con aguacate
Por si su mujer pregunta
Oye pelao, ¿pitaste?
The song Pitaste by La Sonora Dinamita talks about the hilarious situation that arises between a newly married couple and the father of the bride. The couple is rich and living a luxurious life, and when the father of the young woman visits them, she shows him around the house. She proudly shows the father every nook and corner of the house, including the bedrooms. She tells her dad that this is her room, that's her husband's room, and that one is for their future children. But, the father is surprised to see that the couple's bedroom is quite far away from the future children's room. So, he asks the daughter how they are going to have children if they sleep so far away from each other. The daughter coolly replies that they have a unique system of communication, wherein her husband just needs to whistle, and she would come to him. The father finds it funny and asks, "Pitaste?" ("Did you whistle?").
In the second verse of the song, the singer introduces some of his friends with comical situations related to their partners and the infamous question - "Pitaste?" Néstor, the singer's Cuban friend, always has a cup of hot chocolate with him in case his girlfriend asks him the question. Gilbertico eats salad every night as a precaution, and Jairo, the Colombian, has a specific meal of fried plantain and avocado, so he can answer the question honestly. The song aims to make people laugh by encouraging them to take a light-hearted approach to relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
¿Pitaste?
Did you whistle?
¿Pero pitaste?
But did you whistle?
¿Que si pitaste?
Did you really whistle?
Se casó una parejita
A couple got married
Ambos muy ricos de cuna
Both very rich from birth
Y vivían muy felices
And they lived very happily
Con lujo, pompa y alcurnia
With luxury, pomp, and lineage
Un día el padre de la joven
One day, the young woman's father
Quiso visitar su hija
Wanted to visit his daughter
Sólo quería comprobar
Just wanted to check
Como vivía su niña
How his daughter was living
La muchacha muy contenta
The girl very happy
Le mostró al padre su casa
Showed her father her house
El comedor, la piscina
The dining room, the pool
El jardín y la terraza
The garden and the terrace
Papi este es el cuarto mío
Dad, this is my room
Mira que lindo y que fresco
Look how nice and cool it is
Al lado el de mi marido
Next to it is my husband's
Y aquel pa' tus nietos
And that one for your grandchildren
¡El padre se sorprendió!
The father was surprised!
Y le preguntó extrañado
And asked him curiously
¿Como van a tener hijos?
How are you going to have kids?
Si duermen tan separados
If you sleep so far apart
Ella dijo no hay problema
She said there's no problem
Por lo que me preguntaste
For what you asked me
Cuando él desea me pita
When he wants it, he whistles at me
O yo pregunto, ¿pitaste?
Or I ask, did you whistle?
Pistaste, pitaste, Pistaste, pitaste
Did you whistle, did you whistle
Pistaste, pitaste, Pistaste, pitaste
Whistle, whistle, whistle, whistle
Néstor mi amigo cubano
Néstor, my Cuban friend
Siempre toma chocolate
Always drinks hot chocolate
Por si acaso le preguntan:
In case someone asks him:
Oye mi chico, ¿pitaste?
Hey, dude, did you whistle?
A gozar con la Sonora Dinamita
Enjoy with Sonora Dinamita
Gilbertico siempre cena
Gilbertico always has dinner
Ensalada de tomate
Tomato salad
Por si su mujer pregunta:
In case his wife asks:
Bendito nene, ¿pitaste?
Blessed baby, did you whistle?
Jairo el colombiano cena
Jairo, the Colombian, has dinner
Patacón con aguacate
Fried green plantains with avocado
Por si su mujer pregunta
In case his wife asks
Oye pelao, ¿pitaste?
Hey dude, did you whistle?
Contributed by Jackson C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@josemariavillonlindao5345
Del álbum "Esto si es dinamita" año 1993.
@mireyaorozco9997
Q cancion mas buena😘😘
@orfamireyaorozcomontilla5983
👏👏
@alejandrosimonicampos1122
Está bonita cumbia tropical es levantamientos
@SimplyMariaC
Canta: Adriana y Nando Malo, 1993
@lorenzoanapacoordinador9931
son ritmo de movidita
@jamalugo2534
Canción del maestro JOHNNY VENTURA
@johnaldrinkof
Canción caribeña dominicana