He is a son of the late Rose and Buddy Kahn. His mother was an opera singer with the stage name Rose Sherman in New York. His father was the bandleader at the Latin Quarter (nightclub) in New York under the name Buddy Harlowe. The young Harlow, is affectionately nicknamed el Judio Maravilloso (The Marvelous Jew). Harlow is a noted salsa bandleader and multi-instrumentalist, although he primarily plays piano. He produced over 260 albums for Fania Records. He is the director of the Latin Legends of Fania, among other groups.
Larry Harlow excelled at an early age at various instruments. The music and culture of New York’s Latino community led him to Cuba where he began an intense study of Afro-Cuban music. Harlow, who is known for his innovative blend of Afro-Cuban and Jazz styles of piano playing, studied music in the 1950s in Cuba but was unable to complete his degree before the Cuban Revolution forced him to leave the island. Larry and his orchestra, Orquesta Harlow, was the second orchestra signed to the Fania Label, Harlow has also produced over 106 CD’s for various artists and over 50 CD’s on his own besides the ones he produced for Fania. Among his most popular albums were “Abran Paso” and “Tributo a Arsenio Rodriguez” with Ismael Miranda as the lead singer. Larry's opera "Hommy," which is credited for getting Celia Cruz out of retirement, was the first Latin musical performance in Carnegie Hall. In other firsts, Larry was the first ever piano player for legendary salsa group "The Fania All-stars," generally regarded as the single most important Salsa group of all time and the first Recording Producer for legendary salsa group "The Fania All-stars," he also appeared with "The Fania All-stars," in the movies Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa), Live In Africa and Salsa.
Larry's further contributions to music was to insist on the creation of the Latin Grammy Award. Harlow’s 1977 salsa suite La Raza Latina, an ambitious “history of Latin music in musical genre” with Rubén Blades, was nominated for a Grammy Award. Partially in recognition of his early efforts to establish the Latin Grammy as well as for his career contributions to the genre, Larry was presented with the Trustee's Award by the Latin Recording Academy in November, 2008.
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In 1994, he teamed up with Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago and cuatro guitar virtuoso Yomo Toro to found the Latin Legend Band, with the aim of both educating Latino and American youth about Latin music heritage and pioneering new ideas in the music, resulting in Larry Harlow’s Latin Legends of Fania Band 2006.
In 2005 he contributed to The Mars Volta's album, Frances the Mute, in which he played a piano solo towards the end of L'Via L'Viaquez. He also played live with The Mars Volta in some of their performances.
In 2008, Larry Harlow was presented with a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Larry Harlow currently resides with his wife in New York, and still regularly performs as "Larry Harlow and the Latin Legends of Fania".
La Cartera
Orchestra Harlow Lyrics
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Ya no tengo más dinero
Ya no tengo más dinero
Se me perdió la cartera
Voy a ver a una santera
O a buscar un buen brujero
Ayer bote la cartera
Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Ya no tengo más dinero
Se me perdió la cartera
Eso que una espiritista
Me mando un baño de plantas
Con ajo de mano santa
Y gotas de agua bendita
Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Ya no tengo más dinero
Se me perdió la cartera
Uno sale de la casa
Con el día revirado
Lo que va a pasar le pasa
Aunque vea al bacalao
Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Ya no tengo más dinero
Se me perdió la cartera
Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Camina derecho
Camina de lao
Camina palante
Ya tu tas pandeado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Dicen que lo vieron en la 110
Comiéndose un bacalao
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Tanto orgullo
Y tanto flante
Y siempre cogiendo fiado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Nadie te puede mirar
Porque tu estas bien salado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Eh, camina, camina
Camina, camina palante
Salado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
A mí no me engañas tú
Tú sigues siendo un pelado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
The song "La Cartera" by Orchestra Harlow is about losing a wallet and not having any more money left. The lyrics depict the singer's desperation as he looks for a solution to his problem. They suggest that he would go to a santero, espiritista or brujero to try and get his money back. The lyrics also describe how he got advice from an espiritista to bathe in plants and blessed water, but it did not work. The song implies people should not flaunt riches since they can suddenly find themselves broke at any time.
Overall, this song has a humorous tone to it, and the use of repetition in the chorus and the use of different voices and phrases in the verses adds to the humor. The instrumentals throughout the song are lively, with the percussion driving the rhythm forward. The trumpet takes the lead melody with its distinctive sound, and the bass and keyboards help to create a driving groove.
Line by Line Meaning
Se me perdió la cartera
I lost my wallet
Ya no tengo más dinero
I have no more money
Voy a ver a una santera
I'm going to see a spiritual healer
O a buscar un buen brujero
Or find a good witch doctor
Ayer bote la cartera
Yesterday I threw away my wallet
Y perdí los espejuelos
And lost my glasses too
Eso que una espiritista
This one spirit medium told me
Me mando un baño de plantas
To take a herbal bath
Con ajo de mano santa
With holy garlic
Y gotas de agua bendita
And drops of holy water
Uno sale de la casa
One steps out of the house
Con el día revirado
With the day turned upside down
Lo que va a pasar le pasa
What's meant to happen will happen
Aunque vea al bacalao
Even if you see a codfish
Anda camina
Come on, walk
Camina Juan pescado
Walk, John the fish
No sea descarado
Don't be so shameless
Camina derecho
Walk straight
Camina de lao
Walk sideways
Camina palante
Walk forward
Ya tu tas pandeado
You look kind of crooked already
Dicen que lo vieron en la 110
They say they saw him on 110th street
Comiéndose un bacalao
Eating a codfish
Tanto orgullo
So much pride
Y tanto flante
And so much flaunting
Y siempre cogiendo fiado
And always buying things on credit
Nadie te puede mirar
No one can look at you
Porque tu estas bien salado
Because you are really unlucky
Eh, camina, camina
Hey, keep walking
Salado
Unlucky
A mí no me engañas tú
You can't fool me
Tú sigues siendo un pelado
You're still a poor guy
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Ya no tengo más dinero
Se me perdió la cartera
Voy a ver a una santera
O a buscar un buen brujero
Ayer bote la cartera
Y perdí los espejuelos
Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Ya no tengo más dinero
Se me perdió la cartera
Eso que una espiritista
Me mando un baño de plantas
Con ajo de mano santa
Y gotas de agua bendita
Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Ya no tengo más dinero
Se me perdió la cartera
Uno sale de la casa
Con el día revirado
Lo que va a pasar le pasa
Aunque vea al bacalao
Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Ya no tengo más dinero
Se me perdió la cartera
Se me perdió la cartera
Ya no tengo más dinero
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Camina derecho
Camina de lao
Camina palante
Ya tu tas pandeado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Dicen que lo vieron en la 110
Comiéndose un bacalao
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Tanto orgullo
Y tanto flante
Y siempre cogiendo fiado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Nadie te puede mirar
Porque tu estas bien salado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
Eh, camina, camina
Camina, camina palante
Salado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
A mí no me engañas tú
Tú sigues siendo un pelado
Anda camina
Camina Juan pescado
Anda camina
No sea descarado
@pedroalvarez3844
Solo una constelación de estrellas puede lograr un himno de la Salsa 🎺🥁, escucharla y bailarla hoy Marzo 2023 se siente mágica, saludos desde mi hermoso PERU.. tierra salsera...🎹🎷🎤
@RogerMorales-ri9ei
De sjlurigancho bayovar 🕺
@teoaraoz7752
Maravilloso, yo lo goce cuando recién salió el 1974...cuantos años y cuantas añoranzas...
@hib32
48 años!
@MiguelReyes-cz9il
como gozaste titelé
@lourdessantabarbara3425
Cincuenta años
@ines3171
Larry Harlow the "best"!.
@giovannamariamorenocajaleo5154
Desde Lima, Perú, que buena salsa, bendiciones para Larry, buenos recuerdos
@pedroalvarez3844
Por supuesto en el PERU la seguimos bailando ....
@RogerMorales-ri9ei
De bayovar sjlurigancho 🕺🕺🕺🕺