El Negro Zumbón
"El Negro Zumbón" (also known as "Anna") is a baião song written by Armando Trovajoli[1][2] in 1951 for the film Anna, directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Silvana Mangano.[3]
In the movie, the song is performed in a night club scene by Mangano, though she is lip-syncing; the lyrics are actually sung by Flo Sandon's.
After the U.S. release of Anna in 1953, the Brazilian beat of "El Negro Zumbón" influenced American Pop music.[4] It has also been recorded by many Latin American artists.[4]
Notable recordings
- Amália Rodrigues (1953)
- Caterina Valente with Silvio Francesco (1956)
- Abbe Lane with Tito Puente (1957)
- Connie Francis (1961)
- Chet Atkins (1967)
- Regina Do Santos (1995)
- Pink Martini (2004) - vocals by China Forbes, Timothy Nishimoto, and Dan Faehnle[5]
Posterity
A clip of the opening of this performance is featured in the film Cinema Paradiso (1988).
In Caro diario (1993), Nanni Moretti dances on a clip of this song broadcast on a TV set.
A sample of the song is used by the band The Avalanches at the end of their track Frontier Psychiatrist, from 2000 album Since I Left You.
Notes
- IMDb as well as the Pink Martini liner notes credit this song to Roman Vatro -one of the multiple alternate names of Armando Trovajoli- (music) and Francesco Giordano (lyrics).[6]
References
- ^ Moliterno, Gino (2008). "Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema". United States: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810860735. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Lane, John Francis (10 March 2013). "Armando Trovajoli Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Anna (1951) Full Cast & Crew". IMBd. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ a b Weisbard, Eric, ed. (2007). "Listen Again: A Momentary History of Pop Music". Duke University Press Books. ISBN 9780822340416. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Hang on Little Tomato". pinkmartini.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Anna (1951) Soundtracks". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
- "Silvana Mangano (el negro zumbon)". YouTube. Retrieved 31 December 2014.