Carioca
Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Pérez Prado was the single most… Read Full Bio ↴Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Pérez Prado was the single most important musician involved in the hugely popular Latin dance craze. Whether he actually created the rhythm is somewhat disputed, but it's abundantly clear that Prado developed it into a bright, swinging style with massive appeal for dancers of all backgrounds and classes. Prado's mambo was filled with piercing high-register trumpets, undulating saxophone counterpoint, atmospheric organ (later on), and harmonic ideas borrowed from jazz. While his tight percussion arrangements allowed for little improvisation, they were dense and sharply focused, keeping the underlying syncopations easy for dancers to follow. Prado played the piano, but was often more in his element as the focal point of the audience's excitement; he leaped, kicked, danced, shouted, grunted, and exhorted his musicians with a dynamic stage presence that put many more sedate conductors and bandleaders to shame. With this blueprint, Prado brought mambo all the way into the pop mainstream, inspiring countless imitators and scoring two number one singles on the pop charts (albeit in a smoother vein than the fare that first made his name) as the fad snowballed. He was a star throughout most of the Western Hemisphere during the '50s, and even after his popularity waned in the United States, he remained a widely respected figure in many Latin countries, especially his adopted home of Mexico. Prado is often best remembered for his softer, more commercial work, which has an undeniable kitschiness that plays well with modern-day lounge-revival hipsters. Unfortunately, that has served to obscure his very real credentials in the realm of authentic, unadulterated Latin dance music, and to this day he remains somewhat underappreciated.

Carioca
Perez Prado and His Orchestra Lyrics


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Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
Basta o jeitinho dela andar
Nem ninguém tem carinho assim para dar

Eu vejo na cor dos seus olhos
As noites do Rio ao luar
Vejo a mesma luz, vejo o mesmo céu
Vejo o mesmo mar

Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
A mim que vivi para encontrar
Na luz do seu olhar
A paz que sonhei

Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais
E além do mais
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca

Só sei que sou louco por ela
E pra mim ela é linda demais




E além do mais
Ela é carioca, ela é carioca

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Perez Prado and His Orchestra's song "Carioca" describe a woman who is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, commonly referred to as a "carioca." The song highlights her unique charm and the way she walks, emphasizing that no one else can give such affection. The singer admires her and sees the nights of Rio in the color of her eyes, as well as the beauty of the city's moonlit sky and ocean. The woman becomes his love, the one he has longed for, and he finds peace in the light of her gaze. He proclaims his madness for her and believes she is incredibly beautiful, reaffirming that she is indeed a "carioca."


Line by Line Meaning

Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
She is a true carioca, a woman from Rio de Janeiro


Basta o jeitinho dela andar
Just the way she walks is enough


Nem ninguém tem carinho assim para dar
No one else can give such affection


Eu vejo na cor dos seus olhos
I see in the color of her eyes


As noites do Rio ao luar
The nights of Rio by moonlight


Vejo a mesma luz, vejo o mesmo céu
I see the same light, I see the same sky


Vejo o mesmo mar
I see the same sea


Ela é meu amor, só me vê a mim
She is my love, she only sees me


A mim que vivi para encontrar
To me, who lived to find her


Na luz do seu olhar
In the light of her gaze


A paz que sonhei
The peace I dreamt of


Só sei que sou louco por ela
I only know that I am crazy for her


E pra mim ela é linda demais
And to me, she is too beautiful


E além do mais
And furthermore


Ela é carioca, ela é carioca
She is a true carioca, a woman from Rio de Janeiro




Lyrics © VM ENTERPRISES INC, CORCOVADO MUSIC CORPORATION, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes

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luis mujica

Extraordinarios ambos grandes de la música, que dejaron un gran legado..

tinsares

Los arreglos del gran Xavier Cugat son de una extraordinaria calidad y armonizacion.

Anibal Ferran

Pérez Prado y Xavier Cugat: Reunión cumbre, qué dos monstruos! Gracias BoraMT

Miguel Benítez

Cómo suenan estas dos grandes orquestas, tienen tan buen sonido que ni los parlantes resisten. Muy buen gusto musical. Gracias por subirlo

Rosi Angel de Dios

2 maestro juntos,ante una gran composición

bob ster

two great musicians who i admired for their different styles .....
Prado also a composer ... Cugie a master violinist ...

CI Ag

What beautiful music! Best ever👏🏻👍🏻

Maria Carril

ESTO SI QUE ES HISTORICO..LOS MEJORES DE NUESTRO TIEMPO! QUE VIVA LA MUSICA.! THIS IS TRULY HISTORICAL THE BEST LATIN SOUNDS OF OUR TIME.. PAXVIVAMUSIC VIVA MARIA!

Maruja Aparicio

¡Lindo, lindo !!!

oscar madera

que clase de orquesta maravilloza

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