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MAYOMBE DE LIBERTAD

– MAYOMBE OF FREEDOM – Oh, Mayombe MayéOh, Mayombe Mayé A ration of landA matter of beingTo go on livingTo quench thirst.Malembe for warsReasons with disdainTo keep on runningTo see you againMalembe for warsReasons for peace. Oh, Mayombe, MayéOh, Mayombe, Mayé A passion of the earthAn illusion of beingTo avoid the ironTo save the skin.Malembe …

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TEJIDOS SONOROS (2014)

Lyrics 01.- Saludo (R&L Tobar)02.- Rioligua (R&L Tobar)03.- Sereno (R&L Tobar)04.- Mariposa blanca (R&L Tobar)05.- Mariainés (R&L Tobar)06.- Alicahue (R&L Tobar)07.- La Isla (R&L Tobar)08.- Sanjuanito para Juanita (R&L Tobar)09.- La costurera (R&L Tobar)10.- El bautizo (R&L Tobar)11.- Cayuco (R&L Tobar)12.- Ríe brasileña (R&L Tobar)13.- Telares (R&L Tobar)14.- Valles (R&L Tobar)15.- En el cántaro (R&L …

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QUE BUENO (2016)

– WHAT A GOOD THING – It’s a good thing they come looking for Eden…The hot trail burns their feet.Hunger and fear are left behind.I wait for you with a smile, I want to hug you. The wars in the Middle EastThat are killing the people.Damned are the traffickersof weapons, of gods and death. It’s …

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LA CAMA FRÍA (2018)

– THE COLD BED – What a dizzying lifeWhat a dagger to climbBleeding tombstone, will forget.They broke, malasañaThe ropes of the barracksTraitor, they won’t forget you. Looking at yourself in the mirror of painit breaks, because it’s the rear-view mirror. So much vanity, so much hypocrisy.When after death the body goes to the cold grave.So …

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SUEÑOS PERDIDOS (2005)

Lyrics 01.- No sé bien, para qué02.- Camina caminante03.- Ríe brasileña (Instrumental)04.- Sueños perdidos05.- Proverbio del agua06.- Camaleón de las canchas07.- Coronación08.- Buenos Tiempos09.- Panamericana: en Guanamby (Instrumental)10.- Guatemala11.- Desaparecido12.- Panamericana: en Longotoma (Instrumental)

DESAPARECIDO

– MISSING – Dedicated to:Víctor Modesto Cárdenas Valderrama,disappeared under the military dictatorship in Chile Who hid you,who spilled the salt?If your look of anguish flew away,who is guilty of the sun? Who shot,who chased away peace?The fatal destiny is not undone.Roses of the wind in the sea. “You will return alive,your soul didn’t leave.” Where …

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GUATEMALA

(Words of Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize 1992) Hey tell me, tell mehow does the water go into the sea?Hey tell me, tell mehow is the Chichén Itzá? Free Guatemala,Rigoberta on the threshold.Hey tell me, tell meif it’s the blood of the quetzal.Listen to me, Guatemala…Guatemala, tell me where are you… Hey tell me, tell …

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BUENOS TIEMPOS

– GOOD TIMES – Good times are coming,let’s dance. Good times are coming, good times are coming,I’m coming back. The time is comingWhen Zaldívar will be able to return,when his footstepswill recognise the burning earth. The good times,when there in Cuba he will be able to playand here in Europethe cold winter will forget him.c …

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CORONACIÓN

– CORONATION – Woman who comes to marry,to redeem her sleepless nights,looking for a love with documentsand be able to win the sky.Your gaze haunting the youthful vigil,enveloping insistently love.And you feel the fright of the first loveBecause tonight you’re going to be crowned. Because you think you are the most beautifuland today you crown …

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