vallenato
Articles tagged vallenato on Medellin Living — Medellín expat guides and stories.
An Introduction to Vallenato
Vallenato originates from Caribbean villages in the Valledupar region of Colombia. Carlos Vives is today’s best known vallenato singer.
Que No Se Enteren – Silvestre Dangond
This is one of the songs I listen to most when I’m missing Medellin. As with most vallenato songs, it’s about love. You can see the Spanish lyrics here.
La Gringa – Silvestre Dangond
Silvestre Dangond’s “La Gringa” is like a tourism promo for his home country, Colombia. In the video, he fantasizes about a pretty woman from New York coming to visit him. Together, they travel around the country, as…
Ok – Jorge Celedon & Jimmy Zambrano
Jorge Celedon hails from La Guajira Peninsula, and along with Silvestre Dangond, is one of my favorite vallenato singers. Jimmy Zambrano accompanies him on the accordion. When I first watched the video I thought it was…
Como Me Duele – Gusi & Besto ft. Luis Enrique
I caught this vallenato song, Como Me Duele by Gusi & Besto featuring Luis Enrique, on TV recently, and noticed the video was shot in Cartagena.
El pasado es Pasado – La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas
If you like vallenato, check out this recent post on Expat Chronicles about the distinctly Colombian genre of music.
Video – Carito by Carlos Vives
Now that I’m back in the US, I can turn on the car radio and hear salsa and reggaeton, but Colombia’s very own genre, vallenato – not so much. Carlos Vives is the king of vallenato, and “Carito” is one of his biggest…
Carlos Vives – La Gota Fria
Carlos Vives hails from Santa Marta, Colombia on the Caribbean coast. He was one of the artist’s Maira introduced me to months ago when I first moved in and she helped me download some Latin music. He is known for…