Los Amigos Invisibles are a Latin dance band from Venezuela that plays a bl… Read Full Bio ↴Los Amigos Invisibles are a Latin dance band from Venezuela that plays a blend of disco and acid jazz. In 1995 they released their debut album, A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band, which was a moderate success in Venezuela. The band was comprised of Julio Briceño a.k.a. "Chulius" (vocals, percussion, songwriting), José Luis Pardo a.k.a. "Cheo" or "DJ Afro" (guitar, songwriting), Armando Figueredo a.k.a. "Odnam" (keyboards, songwriting), Mauricio Arcas a.k.a "Maurimix" (congas, percussion, songwriting), José Rafael Torres a.k.a "Catire" (bass), and Juan Manuel Roura a.k.a. "Mamulo" (drums, percussion). They played in clubs around Caracas for the next two years and then relocated to New York in 1997. David Byrne's Luaka Bop label signed the group and released The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera in 1998. Two years later came their third release, AREPA 3000: A Venezuelan Journey into Space. In 2003 they released their masterpiece, "The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1" (Luaka Bop released the album in 2004 in the U.S.) which was nominated for the Latin Grammy in the category of best Alternative Latin Album. 2005 saw the release of their collection of obscure venezuelan covers, "Super Pop Venezuela" in their native country and released independently on 2006 in the U.S.A. through their very own record label "Gozadera Records". "Superpop Venezuela" was also nominated for the Grammy in 2007. Currently Los Amigos Invisibles are constantly touring the globe and producing their upcoming album.

In May 2008 Los Amigos Invicibles released "Una noche tan linda como esta" a live recording from their 15th celebration concert at Universidad Central de Venezuela's Aula Magna on Feb 14, 2006. The set consists of two CD and a DVD of this concert.

Mao Mao
Los Amigos Invisibles Lyrics

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Dime quien corta el bacalao
y quien armo todo el ting yan
desde la china hasta my town
mi buen amigo maomao

para que sepan quien es mao
la guardia roja ha comulgao
con el librito que a inventao

los pensamientos de maomao

estoy a lao de mao
conta y chuchin
solo por mao que me trao marrañao
y si mis ojos no ven que hay guardia rojos
los guardias rojos que me miran de reojo

pero alguien dijo que maomao
del africa estaba copiao
como la tribu del maomao
y vaya lio que se armao

pa cultural revolucion
ta llena de satisfaccion
para que digan que no es mao
que corta siempre el bacaloa

estoy a lao de mao
conta y chuchin
solo por mao que me trao marrañao
y si mis ojos no ven que hay guardia rojos
los guardias rojos que me miran de reojo

y aqui termina lo contao sobre mi amigo maomao
no pienses tu que esta chiflao
y que te quiten lo bailao
looooo bailao

la puerta!!! abra ahi que seguro es maomao

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Los Amigos Invisibles's song Mao Mao are an ode to the cultural and political figure Mao Zedong, also known as Chairman Mao. The song begins by asking who wields the power and who has orchestrated the commotion from China to the singer's town. The answer is revealed to be "my good friend Mao Mao" - a nod to the Communist revolutionary who led the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976.

The lyrics then delve into the impact of Mao Zedong's ideology on the singer's community. The "Red Guard" - a group of students and workers who carried out Mao's vision of a cultural revolution to eliminate traditional Chinese values and customs - is mentioned as being in agreement with Mao's teachings. The singer expresses his loyalty to Mao by saying he stands by his side, even when the "Red Guards" watch him suspiciously. The song continues by addressing rumors that Mao may have copied ideas from an African tribe, but concludes by declaring that Mao's legacy of cutting the "bacalao" (a metaphor for wielding power) cannot be denied.

Overall, the lyrics of Mao Mao reflect the admiration for and influence of Mao Zedong, both in China and around the world. The use of the slang word "mao" in Spanish as a nickname for Mao Zedong further shows the cultural impact of his legacy.

Line by Line Meaning

Dime quien corta el bacalao
Tell me who's in charge

y quien armo todo el ting yan
and who put everything together

desde la china hasta my town
from China to my town

mi buen amigo maomao
my good friend Maomao

para que sepan quien es mao
So you know who Mao is

la guardia roja ha comulgao
The Red Guard has become one

con el librito que a inventao
with the little book he invented

los pensamientos de maomao
Mao's thoughts

estoy a lao de mao
I'm next to Mao

conta y chuchin
Count and Chuchin

solo por mao que me trao marrañao
I'm only here because Mao brought me in confused