It's been quite a journey since Orishas released their first album 'A Lo Cubano' in Spain in May 1999. Lauded by the press throughout Europe ever since it came out, the group launched into a marathon tour that started in summer 1999. From clubs to festivals, the European tour stretched out to just over two years with evening performances of their music catalogue at the Olympia, the Ancienne Belgique and the Royal Festival Hall in England. They were to play at the most prestigious festivals in Europe like the Lowlands (Holland), where they topped the bill along with groups like Deftones and Cypress Hill, and the Roskilde (Denmark), where they brewed up a storm alongside groups as disparate as Tool and Wyclef Jean. Orishas also performed in the year 2000 at festivals like the Paleo Nyon Festival, the La Rochelle Francofolies and Pop Kom.
The group gradually acquired international standing, and after conquering Europe they went on to win over the United States in November 2000, with the American press unanimous in its acclaim: articles and reviews in Time, Rolling Stone, The Source, Vibe ,... Little by little they became an essential live band, capable of sharing the stage with artists as diverse as Compay Segundo, Orquestra Aragon, Iggy Pop, Cypress Hill, Macy Gray and Marcus Miller. Orishas paid their dues on the road and left Europe to take part in various jazz festivals in Canada and South Africa, dropping in on Brazil and Mexico. Orishas left no doubt that their musical fusion, unique in its genre, enables them to break the frontiers of style and to be equally at home in front of a latino, hip hop, pop or rock audience.
December saw their triumphal return to Cuba, where they had occupied the top slots of the radio charts for months and where they gave two concerts that brought together tens of thousands of young Cubans. They had come full circle, because after touring the world Orishas' dream finally came true: playing in front of their families and the people of Cuba.
Collaborations came thick and fast, with Roldan Gonzalez appearing on various French rap albums (Kerry James) or international rap albums (Dari, Da Weasel / Portugal).
After more than 200 concerts worldwide, the group decided to get back to song writing in August 2001. It was only to be expected that they would start working together again with the French producer and composer Niko Noki, (Passi, Bisso Na Bisso), who along with Roldan Gonzalez had been responsible for the tracks on the first album. He in turn engaged the services of a young composer of the future, DJ Mig-One, who had two albums with his group Starflam under his belt. They strung several studio sessions together between Belgium and Paris to knock up no fewer than twenty tracks. In November 2001 the group was ready at last to go back into the studio proper to record the successor to A Lo Cubano. They opted for the EMI studio in Paris, where the cream of Cuban musicians gathered at the group's behest to immortalise the songs of the Emigrante album. The group had matured and learned a great deal from touring the world, the subjects are more profound and given a more international treatment. Having had their eyes opened by the big world has had a visible impact on their writing. As on the first album, Miko Niko is in charge of musical production and most of the tracks, DJ Mig One has penned 3 compositions that underpin the plurality of their influences. The album was mixed at the Polygone studio in Toulouse under the auspices of Mario Rodriguez (Notorious B.I.G., Public Enemy, Mobb Deep, Fonky Family, 113...). Once again the alchemy is perfect. The new album sees the return of two very talented artists and long-standing friends of the group: Passi on La Vida Passa and Yuri Buenaventura on 300 Kg de Rap.
The new album has a pan-European release on April 22, 2002 and is being promoted in a tour that takes in more than ten countries before being presented on the stages of the major European festivals this summer.
Guajiro
Orishas Lyrics
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Y te canto mi guajira, como la canta el simsonte
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Después vamos a comer
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Este mes voy a sembrar, el arroz de todo el rancho
Un poquito de frijoles, pa mojar en fin de año
Un cachito de boniato, y un trocito de cebolla
Ajo para sazonar, el picadillo de Soja
También recogeré, el tomate en mi tractor
Y una poquita de rica chucha para aumentar el sabor
arroz con pollo, pa fin de año
yuca con mojo y cerveza, para todo el vecindario
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Después vamos a comer
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Después vamos a comer
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Esto es un día como otro cualquiera
El tractor la carretera espera al guajiro
Que al sembrar parcelas enteras cañaverales
Esperando para devorar las noches
guajiras muchachas, preciosas
Devorando sus cuerpos en esas cascadas
ropas mojadas, pegadas
En su escultural belleza en las campiñas cubanas forjadas
Como un gallo en la sabana, cacareando de día sigo
Peleando en el monte, como voz de gallo viene
Retumbando mi claro en la garganta
Alla alla, donde el simsonte más cantaba
Alla, con la fuerza de dos bueyes el guajiro deja
Marcao mi nombre Orishas
Del monte pa ti campesino
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Después vamos a comer
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Después vamos a comer
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Es de calamidad despertar en el ayer pero
Color de día grave define como ser mejor
Voy pa'l trillo siembro a tino
Guantanamera, rastrillando el surco cantando este verso
Imita suerte quiera ser a ti, que escuchas
La voz de mi generación, mi son, mi son, mi canción
Entona guajira a golpe de tambor saluda
San Felipe, La Habana, Yoruba
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Después vamos a comer
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Después vamos a comer
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Después vamos a comer
Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Levántate a trabajar José
The lyrics of Orishas's song Guajiro paint a vivid picture of life as a rural worker in Cuba. The song describes the daily routine of a guajiro (a rural worker), who wakes up early to cut sugar cane and then comes home to enjoy a simple meal of rice and beans. The song highlights the guajiro's struggles and joys, such as planting crops, enjoying the company of beautiful women, and singing to the beat of the tambor.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Levántate a trabajar José" (Get up and work, José), which emphasizes the hard work and determination necessary for survival in the countryside. The verses provide colorful descriptions of the different crops that the guajiro plans to plant and harvest, as well as the traditional dishes he enjoys.
Overall, the song is a celebration of rural life in Cuba and the resilience of the people who live and work on the land.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo nací en una riviera allá en el medio del monte
I was born by a river in the middle of the mountainous countryside
Y te canto mi guajira, como la canta el simsonte
I sing my guajira to you, like the simsonte bird sings it
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Get up and work José, you see the sugarcane that needs cutting
Después vamos a comer Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Then we will eat rice with beans and drink a cup of coffee
Este mes voy a sembrar, el arroz de todo el rancho
This month I am going to plant rice for the entire estate
Un poquito de frijoles, pa mojar en fin de año
A little bit of beans to soak on New Year's Eve
Un cachito de boniato, y un trocito de cebolla
A little piece of sweet potato and a small piece of onion
Ajo para sazonar, el picadillo de Soja
Garlic to season the Soy Picadillo
También recogeré, el tomate en mi tractor
I will also collect the tomatoes on my tractor
Y una poquita de rica chucha para aumentar el sabor
And a little bit of tasty chucha to enhance the flavor
Arroz con pollo, pa fin de año
Rice with chicken for New Year's Eve
Yuca con mojo y cerveza, para todo el vecindario
Cassava with mojo sauce and beer for the whole neighborhood
Esto es un día como otro cualquiera
This is a day like any other
El tractor la carretera espera al guajiro
The tractor waits on the road for the guajiro
Que al sembrar parcelas enteras cañaverales
Who, by planting entire parcels of sugarcane fields
Esperando para devorar las noches guajiras
Awaits to devour the guajiras nights
Muchachas preciosas, devorando sus cuerpos en esas cascadas
Beautiful girls devouring their bodies in those waterfalls
Ropas mojadas, pegadas en su escultural belleza
Wet clothes, stuck to their sculptural beauty
En las campiñas cubanas forjadas
Forged in the Cuban countryside
Como un gallo en la sabana, cacareando de día sigo
Like a rooster in the savannah, I continue crowing during the day
Peleando en el monte, como voz de gallo viene
Fighting through the mountains, my voice comes like a rooster
Retumbando mi claro en la garganta
My voice resounding clear in my throat
Alla alla, donde el simsonte más cantaba
There, where the simsonte bird sings the most
Alla, con la fuerza de dos bueyes el guajiro deja
There, with the strength of two oxen, the guajiro leaves
Marcao mi nombre Orishas
My name Orishas is marked
Del monte pa ti campesino
From the mountain to you, farmer
Es de calamidad despertar en el ayer pero
It's a calamity to wake up in the past, but
Color de día grave define como ser mejor
Serious daylight color defines how to be better
Voy pa'l trillo siembro a tino
I'm going to the threshing floor, planting with precision
Guantanamera, rastrillando el surco cantando este verso
Guantanamera, raking the furrow, singing this verse
Imita suerte quiera ser a ti, que escuchas
Imitated luck wants to be with you, who listen
La voz de mi generación, mi son, mi son, mi canción
The voice of my generation, my sound, my sound, my song
Entona guajira a golpe de tambor saluda
Sing the guajira, saluting with the beat of the drum
San Felipe, La Habana, Yoruba
San Felipe, Havana, Yoruba
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Get up and work José, you see the sugarcane that needs cutting
Después vamos a comer Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Then we will eat rice with beans and drink a cup of coffee
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Get up and work José, you see the sugarcane that needs cutting
Después vamos a comer Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Then we will eat rice with beans and drink a cup of coffee
Levántate a trabajar José, la caña que cortar tu ves
Get up and work José, you see the sugarcane that needs cutting
Después vamos a comer Arroz con frijoles y un buche café
Then we will eat rice with beans and drink a cup of coffee
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROLDAN GONZALES RIVERO, NICOLAS NOCCHI, HIRAM RIVERI MEDINA, YOTUEL OMAR ROMERO MANZANARES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@etexgambler4eva
Clasico 🔥🔥🔥🔥 cn este track limpiaba. Mi casa
@xforestxxjhonesx6993
OMG!!!! ya tiene mucho que no oía esta canción!!!!
@zavalachoko3921
No quiero ir a trabajar....pos la pongo
@roselyngil633
orichas vengo de donde hay un rio
@SenorBanana-
un poco loco
@krvcg806
ok
@SenorBanana-
@@krvcg806 noob
@daedra1355
Que dices es un temazo