La Bamba Ritchie Valens By: Ryan Francis, Shea Dilloway, Aidan McManus La Bamba is a latine song by the singer and songwriter, Richard Steven Valenzuela, perfetionaly know as Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela. Born on May 13, 1941, in Pacoima, Ritchie Valens made history as rock music's first Latino star. However, his career was cut short by tragedy. Valens died in the year 1959, do to a plane crash while on tour, along with Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson. Growing up in Pacoima, Valens had a love of music early on and learned to play a number of different instruments. But the guitar had become his favorite to play. He found inspiration from various things, ranging from traditional Mexican music to popular R&B musicians, to …show more content…
And before long, he had his first single out on Del-Fi. The song, "Come On, Let's Go," became a minor hit. Keane also encouraged the young singer to shorten his last name to "Valens" to make it more radio friendly. Valens had even greater success with his second single, which featured "La Bamba" and "Donna." "Donna," an ode to his high school girlfriend Donna Ludwig, became a popular ballad, eventually climbing as high as the number two spot on the pop charts. While not as big a hit, "La Bamba" was a revolutionary song that fused elements of a traditional Mexican folk tune with rock and roll. Valens was not a native Spanish speaker and had to be coached on the all-Spanish-language song. Riding the success of his latest single, Valens entertained a national audience on American Bandstand that December. He also appeared on Alan Freed's Christmas Show around that time. In January 1959, Valens went on the road with the Winter Dance Party tour. The tour featured such acts as Buddy Holly, Dion and the Belmonts, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. Over three weeks, these performers were set to play 24 concerts in the
Ritchie Valens was a Mexican American singer that died in a plane crash at the age of 17. Ritchie influenced futures groups like Los Lonely Boys, Carlos Santana and Los Lobos. Ritchie was the pioneer of Chicano Rock, in a young age he found the love in music. As a kid he started playing different types of instrument Ritchie’s dad was who encourage him to keep going. Ritchie’s inspiration to music was Flamenco guitar, Mexican Mariachi, R&B and Little Richard as he was in this type of environment grow-ing up. When Ritchie’s father died in a car accident, he was devastated as he was less than ten years’ old. He was forced to occupied himself into the music as a way of deal-ing with the loss of his dad. At the
Cumbia originated in the coastal region of Colombia in the early 1800’s. There were three predominant cultures in Colombia at that time: the indigenous peoples, the Spaniards, and the African slaves. The cumbia began with the essential instrumentation of the tambor drums and the gaita flutes, which derive from both indigenous and Congo-based African roots. The genre was entertainment for the slaves, beginning as a courtship dance. It later became an outlet for national resistance and protest as Colombia was contesting for its independence. The music was able to diffuse throughout the nation, spreading from the coast, primarily for the reason that many African populations were scattered in various regions. Barranquilla, a port city in Colombia, was the core of where the music became established and played for the masses, and where instruments such as horns and bass began to be incorporated into cumbia, giving it a more Latin feel. As cumbia evolved and spread to Mexico around the 1930’s, it changed from the influence o...
As a result, Buena Vista is basically a commercial product aimed at foreign audience. The album provides fourteen songs of different genres, most of them originated from Afro-Cubans, including son, darzón, bolero and the so-called Latin Jazz. However, the CD should not be considered the representative ...
The instruments used for this song is of a standard rock band; lead vocalist, electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit. The genre for this song is determined by the steady and yet simplistic instruments used in this version. An interesting note is that the chorus is in the genre of rock but the verses combine the genres tango and reggae. This could be because merging these three different styles of music attracted the attention of youth more with rock being rebellious at that time and tango and reggae having a heavy beat for that time period. ...
2003 was one of the most important years in Daddy Yankee’s career. Shortly after “Los Homerun-es” album achieved record-breaking sales, one his life-long dreams came true… a full house (12,000+) danced along with him in Puerto Rico’s historic Roberto Clemente Coliseum. The fans went wild as the press acclaimed his ability to bring the house down with his outstanding ability to free-style and his energetic stage performance. The show titled “Ahora Le Toca Al Cangri” quickly turned into Yankee’s most important and a historic moment in reggaeton music.
Bachata originated from the Dominican Republic in the early 20th century. During dictator Trujillo’s rule, Merengue was the official music to the nation. Because many Dominicans did not accept their African roots, their dances and rhythms were oppressed. Bachata, with its African influences, was considered crude and lower class, only played by campesinos- peasants. It was only popular in the rural parts of the Dominican Republic. However beginning in the early 60s, bachata was steady becoming tolerated, and eventually loved. (Pacini)
Wisin, Frankie J, and Leslie Grace produced an up beat modern version of the song “Si Una Vez”, Selena’s original climactic version with its’ lively instrumentation, grand vocals, and heartbreaking tone reigns as the ultimate classic.The instrumentation in the original “Si Una Vez” by Selena, gives a strong opening due to the use of the traditional instruments in Mexican Cumbia
The Vocal Pops concert included the groups The Statesmen and Soundcheque. There were only three soloists and they were Huy Ngo, Linnea Monson, and Whitney Akridge. For the final song the two groups came together for an acapella version of “Londenderry Air (Danny Boy)”. This particular concert focused more heavily on “popular” songs from all periods in time, ranging from classic “Ave Maria” to The Beatles’ “Eleanor
The demonic protagonist of an old myth or a new species created by the U.S. secret government that they want to keep a secret? Whatever the case El Chupacabra is something people should not overlook . El Chupacabra is a legendary Cryptozoology creature that has been letting his presence be felt in different parts of the world. This demonic creature is something humans should not take lightly, maybe we are the next victims.
Over the history of Mexico, there have been many revolutionaries, most considered heroes to the citizens of that time, which brought them hope that they’d have freedom from the oppressive officials and the poverty that was rampant at that time. Among these, Pancho Villa stands out in history because of his great leadership skills, but also for his often volatile behavior.
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Have you ever heard the cliche if everyone jumped off a bridge would you? Well, that’s what led me to jumping off not a bridge but a famous waterfall in Costa Rica.
Orovio, Helio 2004. Cuban music from A to Z. Revised by Sue Steward. Biographical dictionary
In "The Lesson" by Toni Bambara, the narrator, Sylvia, is confronted with conflicting feelings about class, wealth, and social injustices. Throughout the story, there are various points where we see her development into a girl that sees the world for how it really is. MIss Moore, the woman that makes this all possible, is the primary target of Sylvia's bitterness. It seems, though, that this dislike is unanimous within the group, "...we laughed at her...we kinda hated her too...." Nonetheless, when the kids were around, Miss Moore would not miss a chance to teach them life lessons, the most important one (for Sylvia, at least) comes when the group is taken to an expensive toy store in Manhattan.
Have you seen the movie “Man of La Mancha,” the story of Don Quixote, with Peter O’Toole and Sophia Loren? If not, maybe you have heard the song, from the movie, “To Dream the Impossible Dream.”
Ay vamos (here we go) is a song about a couples that keeps fighting but still together and beside that they still together. Their ups and down in the relationship and they love each other where they fix their problems. He didn’t have a wealthy childhood and only had what was very necessary. He didn’t have paper to come to the country of opportunity. He was a dog walker, a common job for teenager. He came to New York when he was 18 years old. He is also a Spanglish singer where he featured with Arianna Grande in the song “The Way” and “Problem”. He came as any immigrant looking for a better life and to see if he could succeed with his career in the USA. J Balvin's prior release "6 AM" in the summer's Latin hit, reached #1 on Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay and maintained the standing for seven weeks. His most popular hits are Ay Vamos, Yo Te Lo Dije, & 6 AM. His new album has 36