Vallenato/Cumbia: Felipe Pelaez, Renzo Guerrero
To my own suprise I noticed we've never written about the wonderful carribean music called vallenato. It's sun-drenched and joyful afro-latin folk, very popular in its native Colombia. You'll recognize it by the distinct sounds of the accordion, the guacharaca and thumping African drums.
One song that recently caught my attention (though technically more merengue than vallenato) is "Borracha" by Felipe Peláez. Hasty guitar plucking, quick-paced congas and a contagious chorus is all it takes to make this one of the feel-good factors in my summer!
Renzo Guerrero is in a totally different music segment (namely commercial Peruvian cumbia) but his song "Vuelvo A Buscarte" has a very similar vibe. I hear sea, sand and sun in a farily typical tropical-pop song. But the sheer positivism of the song lifts it above the mass:
Vuelvo a buscarte
Para encontrar tu cariño
Y que me vuelvas con un beso
La felicidad
Heart-warming? Nah. Corny? Maybe. Uplifting? Definitely! And admit it: you HAVE to move your feet (or at least gently swing your hips) to songs like these.
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Felipe Pelaez - Borracha
Renzo Guerrero - Vuelvo A Buscarte
Felipe Pelaez - Borracha
Renzo Guerrero - Vuelvo A Buscarte
with tags:
colombia,
cumbia,
peru,
vallenato
