The project soon developed into a production and writing duo with colombian songwriter Ivan Benavides, and has since become a full live band. The two began to write together, producing the future club classic and sidestepper’s first vocal tune - Logozo in 1997. Two years later, the band signed with Chris Blackwell’s Palm Pictures. Again Ivan co-wrote and produced and ‘More Grip‘ was released in 2000, a homage to a salsa night out in Bogotá.
Sidestepper began to play live for the first time, playing gigs in the UK and across Europe, at Glastonbury and Roskilde amongst many others, and Richard continued to DJ in the UK and US. Their shows became legendary, they guaranteed a great party that starts on stage and resulted in a collective and euphoric experience, genuinely contagious. Meanwhile, writing work had begun on 3am (In Beats We Trust), as Richard travelled between London and NY where Ivan was living. The two recorded the core of the album in Bogota in 2002, some eventually unused sessions in Jamaica, with Cuban singer Ronald Infante in Havana, and MC’s Rubi Dan and Juxsi D in London. The mix was done in autumnal London, and 3AM was released to critical acclaim in 2003.
Richard returned to Bogota to form a live band that would be based in Colombia; and between old hands like Janio Coronado and Teto Ocampo, and a then new talent Erika Muñoz, a special magic emerged with this incarnation of Sidestepper, which vowed audiences in Colombia, Mexico and the US for the few years.
After touring extensively with the band, Ivan and Richard wanted to make a record written specifically for each member. The writing and original tracking were done at a farm outside Bogota, and mixing was done at a studio in the city. ‘Continental’ was released in July 2006.
Today, Sidestepper sound had expanded far beyond its original fusion of classic salsa and club beats to take in everything from deep Colombian folk influences to hip hop via cumbia, dancehall reggae, dub and afrobeat, layering infectious melodies and crisp harmonies on top of rock solid beats.
In the process, Sidestepper has helped transform the Colombian music scene, inspiring a new generation of young beat scientists to marry latin music with cutting edge beats. The originator that kick started the new wave of electro acoustic colombian music.
A lot of great talents have passed through the group, many of whom have gone on to great success with their own bands, like Goyo from ChocQuibTown, Pernett, and Sergio Arias from Malalma.
Sidestepper is now conformed as an 8-piece band, and are currently in the studio making a new record for release in the spring of 2010.
The current line up is
Janio Coronado, Edgardo Garcés and Erika Muñoz, on vocals
Teto Ocampo, on guitars
Pedro Ojeda, on drums
Juan Carlos Cuello "El Chongo", on Percussion
Iván Benavides, words and melody
Richard Blair, on bass and beats
www.sidestepper.net.
Me Gustas
Sidestepper Lyrics
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Me aloca el roce de tu piel
Tu presencia tu ayer, me gusta.
Me gusta todo, todo me gusta de ti.
Me gusta tus manos cuando te saludo
Y sudo, sudo de nervios de pensar
que pudiera tocar tu alma
me gusta.
Me gusta amanecer pensando que me quieres
Soñarte es el soñar mayor de mis placeres
Me gusta todo, todo me gusta de ti
Me gusta tu estilo medio despistado
Pecado, pecado fuera no soñar
tambien poder tocar tu cuerpo
de cuerpo y alma como me gusta, me gustas
These lyrics are in Spanish and belong to the song "No Me Rendiré" by the Colombian band Sidestepper. The song is an ode to the many things the singer likes about their love interest. The opening lines express the singer's affection for this person's eyes, mouth, and the touch of their skin. The singer also admires the person's existence - their presence and past. The repetition of the phrase "me gusta" (I like) throughout the song reinforces the idea that the singer is completely smitten with this person and everything they do.
As the song continues, the singer expands on their fondness for the person's hands and the effect they have on the singer's nervousness. There's a desire expressed to touch the person's soul, highlighting the singer's fascination with the person on a deeper level as well. They express how they like waking up every morning knowing that the person loves them and how dreaming about them is one of their greatest pleasures. The lyrics conclude with the singer liking the person's "semi-disoriented" style and wishing they could touch the person's body and soul - body and soul being two terms that come up repeatedly throughout the song.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of overwhelming admiration and desire for someone. The repetition of "me gusta" creates a rhythmic flow that pairs well with the song's upbeat Afro-Latin sound.
Line by Line Meaning
Me gustan tus ojos, me gusta tu boca
I am attracted to your eyes and mouth,
Me aloca el roce de tu piel
The touch of your skin excites me,
Tu presencia tu ayer, me gusta.
I like your presence and your past,
Me gusta todo, todo me gusta de ti.
I like everything, everything about you.
Me gusta tus manos cuando te saludo
I like your hands when I greet you,
Y sudo, sudo de nervios de pensar
And I sweat nervously at the thought,
que pudiera tocar tu alma
That I could touch your soul,
me gusta tu alma, tu alma me gusta
I like your soul, your soul attracts me.
Me gusta amanecer pensando que me quieres
I like to wake up thinking that you love me,
Soñarte es el soñar mayor de mis placeres
Dreaming about you is the greatest pleasure,
Me gusta todo, todo me gusta de ti
I like everything, everything about you.
Me gusta tu estilo medio despistado
I like your slightly distracted style,
Pecado, pecado fuera no soñar
It would be a sin not to dream,
tambien poder tocar tu cuerpo
Also being able to touch your body,
de cuerpo y alma como me gusta, me gustas
With body and soul, as I like it, I like you.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, VANDER MUSIC
Written by: MANUEL FIGUEROA JOSE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dothmartinez8914
Extraño esas noches en el cultural roots .... Mota buena vibra mota y gente maravilloso de todas edades, jovenes, adultos y uno que otro señor grande moviendo el ritmo
@brendacortes920
Alguien sabe donde se encuentra la letra de esta canción? La que encuentro en internet no corresponde