Los Tetas was a Chilean Funk band, formed in 1995 by four musicians: Pepino… Read Full Bio ↴Los Tetas was a Chilean Funk band, formed in 1995 by four musicians: Pepino (drums), Rulo (bass), C-Funk (Guitar, keyboard and vocals) and Tea Time (scratch and vocals).

The group's first single was "Corazón de Sandía", a summer hit from the first album "Mama Funk" with sixteen songs, released in 1995 under the EMI label. Two years later a second big hit "Cha cha cha" was released as a single, featuring Juan Sativo a rap artist from Chilean band Tiro de Gracia. Also in 1997 another album with fifteen songs, called "La Medicina", was released under the EMI Odeon label. This album is recognized by a lot of latin artists as one of the best latin-american funk works ever.

Los Tetas introduced a new member "Tata", who eventually took the place of Pepino on drums, but also made a huge impact on vocals and musical adjustments. With the participation of a lot of artists from local scene, such as Boomer (DJ and Raggamuffin), Zaturno and Juan Sativo from Tiro de Gracia and Anita Tijoux from Makiza, they made a solid and fun album with big influences from James Brown and Parliament funkadelic. Among the songs recorded in this perieod were "Papi... donde esta el Funk", "Bola Disco", "La Medicina" and "Primavera".

In 1998 after some dissagreements within the band, they dissolved, to reunit again in 1999 with a new formation: Tata (drums), Toly Ramirez Jr. (Bass), C-Funk (Guitar, keyboard and vocals) and Tea Time (scratch and vocals). With this band, they made their fourth album, "Independiente" containing ten songs. This album was edited and distributed by CAPITALUX Discos label. It wasn't as big a success as former albums, but they survive in the local scene with a lot of live gigs. They also made the transition to the north and begin to make some contacts to work in Mexico and USA.

In late of 2002 their last album "Tómala!", with 14 songs (including "I like", "Fiesta Funk", "Underground side" and "Sistemas"), made the band to take a huge jump to a lot of countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Perú, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela and especially México. They also started to perform in the USA. Later they shared the stage with Red Hot Chili Peppers in a concert at the Chilean Estadio Nacional.

In 2004 they dissolved for good, after one of the co-founder members C-Funk, decided to make the transition to a solo career. The remaining artists of the band changed the name to T-Funk and a few months after to FunkAttack, because C-Funk sued them for the similar name.

James Brown
Los Tetas Lyrics

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¿Qué es el Funk? Esto es Funk, ¿Qué es el Funk? Esto es Funk,
¿Qué es el Funk? Esto es Funk, ¿Qué es el Funk? Esto es Funk...
Demuéstrenlo.
Muestra al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto sexo está
compuesto, muestra al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto sexo
está compuesto, muestra al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto
sexo está compuesto, muestra al resto como se baila esto y de
cuanto sexo está compuesto.

El cuerpo desatado, estricto femenino que a tantos masculinos
tiene
confundidos, tiene que moverse con el ritmo continuo irresistible
como su
corto vestido, muéstrale al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto
sexo está
compuesto, danos y te daremos es así de simple y la fiesta
haremos. Esto no tiene más que un fin, el fin es bailar get up que
empiece ésta, por primera vez en este ambiente, tal vez te sientas
como la bella durmiente, siente el calor indecente invadiendo el
espacio y metiéndose entre todo lo que pueda el ritmo rueda,
avanza basta con sentirlo y se vuelve fácil y divertido hay que
pasarlo bien tiene mucho sentido es como una invención, James
Brown nuestra inspiración.

Éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí;
éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí;
éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí;
éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí...
Get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it,
get on it.

Éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí;
éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí;
éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí;
éste es el Funk de James Brown que con losTetas va a subir, sí;

éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí;
éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Los Tetas's song "James Brown" reflect the energy and excitement of the funk music genre, paying homage to one of its greatest legends, James Brown. The repeated refrain of "¿Qué es el Funk? Esto es Funk" ("What is funk? This is funk") sets the tone for the song, inviting listeners to join in and experience the rhythm and sensuality of the music. The lyrics also emphasize the importance of dance and movement in expressing the essence of funk, with lines like "muestra al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto sexo está compuesto" ("show everyone how to dance this and how much sex is involved").

The verse about the female body being "desatado, estricto femenino" ("unleashed, strict femininity") highlights the power and allure of women in the world of funk music. The song also touches on the universal appeal of funk, regardless of one's background or experience, with lines like "tal vez te sientas como la bella durmiente" ("maybe you'll feel like Sleeping Beauty") and "danos y te daremos es así de simple y la fiesta haremos" ("give and we'll give back, it's that simple and we'll make a party").

Line by Line Meaning

¿Qué es el Funk? Esto es Funk, ¿Qué es el Funk? Esto es Funk,
Asking what Funk is and declaring that what they are about to play is Funk.

Demuéstrenlo.
Asking for a demonstration to prove that what they are playing is Funk.

Muestra al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto sexo está compuesto, muestra al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto sexo está compuesto, muestra al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto sexo está compuesto, muestra al resto como se baila esto y de cuanto sexo está compuesto.
Encouraging someone to show how to dance to this music and demonstrating the sexual energy in the dance.

Esto no tiene más que un fin, el fin es bailar get up que empiece ésta, por primera vez en este ambiente, tal vez te sientas como la bella durmiente, siente el calor indecente invadiendo el espacio y metiéndose entre todo lo que pueda el ritmo rueda, avanza basta con sentirlo y se vuelve fácil y divertido hay que pasarlo bien tiene mucho sentido es como una invención, James Brown nuestra inspiración.
Expressing the purpose of the music and dance as simply having fun, allowing oneself to let go and be carried away by the irresistible rhythm, and giving credit to their inspiration, James Brown.

Éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí; éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí; éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí; éste es el Funk de James Brown que con los Tetas va a subir, sí...
Repeatedly asserting that they are playing the Funk of James Brown and promising to elevate the energy of the party with their music.

Get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it, get on it.
Urging people to get on the dance floor and join in the party.

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