Caballo Viejo
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| "Caballo Viejo" | |
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| Single by Simón Díaz | |
| from the album Caballo Viejo | |
| Released | 1980 |
| Format | Cassette, LP |
| Recorded | 1980 |
| Genre | Folk (Música Llanera) |
| Length | 2:59 |
| Label | Palacio |
| Writer(s) | Simón Díaz |
| "Bamboleo" | |
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| Single by Gipsy Kings | |
| from the album Gipsy Kings | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Format | Cassette, CD |
| Recorded | 1988 |
| Genre | Flamenco Rumba |
| Length | 3:25 |
| Label | Elektra |
| Writer(s) | Simón Díaz |
"Caballo Viejo" is a Venezuelan folk song created (lyrics & music) by Simón Díaz,[1] which appears on the 1980 album Caballo Viejo. It has become one of the most important folk songs in Venezuela and is already regarded as a classic.
This song has been translated into 12 different languages, and has been recorded by singers such as Celia Cruz, Papo Lucca y la Sonora Ponceña, María Dolores Pradera, Julio Iglesias, Gilberto Santa Rosa, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Polo Montañes, Freddy López, Oscar D'León, Celso Piña, Rubén Blades, Roberto Torres, and Plácido Domingo. The Gipsy Kings had a worldwide hit with their version of the song recorded under the title "Bamboleo".
[edit] See also
- Venezuelan music (Musica Llanera)
- Simón Díaz
[edit] References
- ^ United States Copyright Office, ed. "WebVoyage Record View 1 - Caballo Viejo". http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=19&ti=1,19&Search%5FArg=caballo%20viejo&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Tn676ZG4vZi-gAUbmu7W_oNsOYnRa&SEQ=20110903120207&SID=1. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
[edit] External links
- Simón Díaz website
- Review in The Guardian
- Review in Diario el Pais
- Angel Eduardo Acevedo info in Spanish
- Video of Caballo Viejo with English lyrics
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