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Integración Latinoamericana | Los Guaraguao | Todo es por Amor | 2007

Un homenaje al proceso de integración latinoamericana del grupo venezolano Los Guaraguao.

A homage to the process of Latin American integration from the Venezuelan group Los Guaraguao (wa-ra-wow).

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I was here at Riverside Church yesterday with Tumblr’s own costapobre and the revolutionary people of New York, sending our energy and prayers to Comandante Hugo Chavez in his recovery from cancer. It was a beautiful celebration of life and the brotherhood of humanity, incredibly cathartic.

Throwback footage! September 11th, 2008, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. President Hugo Chavez gives an inspired speech, expelling the U.S. ambassador from the country.

“Vayanse al carajo, yanquis de mierda! Que aqui hay un pueblo digno!”

This is Munasquechay, a popular song by famed Bolivian group Los Kjarkas. The first half of the song is sung in Quechua, the second half in Spanish. This video gives you a good sense of the song’s instrumentation, as well as a brief look at cultural traditions of Bolivia’s indigenous people… plus it’s in HD… supposedly.

I hope you like it!

LETRA:

Munasquechay
tuta punchay maskakunay
tarispa suscucunay warmisitay

Qanraykullay ña karin viday
sonqo kullay sipasitay
qanraykullay ña karin viday
sonqo kullay sipasitay

Mi buen amor,
mi herida de amor, mi verdad,
mi credo, razón de vivir,
mi lluvia de abril.

Gracias a ti, mi triste vivir
pudo cambiar en un jardín.

Bolivian group Tupay performs their beautiful huayño Granadita. Most of the lyrics are in Quechua and so I can’t translate them, but aesthetically it’s a lovely track. Fun fact: the guy on the front left, Edwin Castellanos, is currently a deputy for Evo Morales’ Movement to Socialism party in Cochabamba.

The only Spanish part, “robar quisiera tu corazon” means “I would love to steal your heart.”

QUECHUA/SPANISH:

Comej papajs purisgaita Granaditay,
yuyaris pagua gashanin [robar quisiera tu corazon]
tucui tincajspa yasgayta Granaditay,
yuyaris pagua gashanin [robar quisiera tu corazon]

Taquiri cuyujsituta Granaditay,
chaymanta yuyasunaipa [robar quisiera tu corazon]
jinatataki cujnispa Granaditay,
yuyarispa guajanaipa [robar quisiera tu corazon]

I realized that I hadn’t posted anything from Bolivia yet, so here’s a fun song by a group called Tupay, titled “Soy Caporal”. Caporales is a type of Bolivian dance that is embodied in this video, so pay attention! The lyrics extol the virtues of being a caporal, or one who dances caporales. The singers talk about their boots and the bells attached to them, and how their dancing shakes the earth out of their sheer awesomeness. Enjoy!

Toda la gente me está mirando
porque soy caporal
Toda la gente me está mirando
porque soy caporal

Las botas puestas
los cascabeles te harán suspirar
Las botas puestas
los cascabeles te harán suspirar

Cuando yo bailo tiembla la tierra
porque soy caporal
Cuando yo bailo tiembla la tierra
porque soy caporal

Con mi chicote y mi sombrero
Puedo enamorar
Con mi chicote y mi sombrero
Puedo enamorar

Quiereme como soy… negra
Ardiente como el sol… samba
Muévete con sabor… negra
Siente tu corazón… samba

Bailando caporales
yo te entregué mi amor
Bailando caporales
yo te entregué mi amor