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Ibrahim Ferrer — Bruca Manigua
Album: Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
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Released: 1999
Length: 4:37
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Yo son carabalí,
negro de nación.
Sin la liberttad
no pue'o vivi'.

Mundele cabá,
con mi corazón,
tanto maltráta,
cuerpo ta'furi eh

Mundele cumba flote
siempre ta'ngarua'cha.
queta' por mucho,
que yo lo ndinga
siempre ta'maltratá.

Yane me tabá
labio de buirí(x2)

coro Yenyere Bruca Maniguá.

Abre cuita buirindingo
Bruca Maniguá Ae.

Si ramento suaro suare
Bruca Maniguá Ae.

coro Ae, Chéchere
Bruca Maniguá.

Como un tienda derechito
Bruca Maniguá Ae.

Un paso, un paso
Ubbe Yobolle Ila
Bruca Maniguá Ae.

Ya yorrucu mandengo,
Bruca Maniguá Ae.

Yo son carabalí, son mandinga
quiero mi libertad Ae.

Congo tiene teremende,
Bruca Maniguá Ae.

Que esa negra
A mi me engaña,
Bruca Maniguá Ae.
Bruca Maniguá Ae.
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 mgkiwi wrote:

Such wonderful music, just can't help but what to salsa the night away.
Loved seeing Ibrahim and the BVSC in concert on the shores of Lake Geneva. Unfortunately, it was one of his last gigs so I feel blessed to have had the opportunity of seeing him live.




You lucky duck!  I wish I had been there too!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Such wonderful music, just can't help but what to salsa the night away.
Loved seeing Ibrahim and the BVSC in concert on the shores of Lake Geneva. Unfortunately, it was one of his last gigs so I feel blessed to have had the opportunity of seeing him live.
Posted 2 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Can't control my shoulders and feet to dance on it. nevertheless I'm nor deeply fond of tropical music. My latiness won, BTW que español tan africanizado. Maravilloso
Posted 2 years ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]
This sounds like what they should play in the old Tropico game when you build a casino and start getting affluent US tourists in.
 
Speaking of that, RP should definitely play some Daniel Indart.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal's trumpet is heaven to my ears.
Posted 2 years ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

After listening to the Miles Davis track before this and mentally having a scotch (hey, I'm at work still) and this fantastic Cuban music comes on, all I can think of is "what Rum drink should I have after my single malt?"

I'm thinking Canchanchara, yeah...that's what I'll order from the bartender in my mind.

Clearly it's after 4pm on a Friday ahead of a 3 day Memorial day weekend.  Long Live RP!

 




I believe i've found my mental drinking buddy...
Posted 3 years ago by snowcone    [ Reply ]
One of those kind which should be played at 110% volume.
Posted 3 years ago by Dalsir    [ Reply ]
ay caramba!!!!!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Ibrahim Ferrer is one of the all time greats. I could listen to this all day. Wonderful. 
Posted 4 years ago by captbradders    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
 Andybob wrote:
LOve this music. As a Canadian who's traveled to Cuba many times since the early 90s it's been amazing to see the impact that the Buena Vista Social Club had. Before that first album came out you'd have lots of local musicians playing in the hotels and on the streets. The quality was generally superb and the repetoire quite varied. Post Ry Cooder it seems like the same songs such as Chan Chan get played over and over, presumably giving the tourists what they want. The Castros seem to have incorporated it into the tourist ouevre even going as far as having a Buena Vista Social Club show in some of the resort areas such as Varadero. The irony is that most young Cubans feel as distant from this music as our present generation does from 50s music. But there's a great rock music underground there. Some of the bands I've seen are incredible and once the US embargoes are totally lifted the world should be in for another Cuban musical treat.
 

Trudeau will gift you with Cuba soon , enjoy
Posted 4 years ago by Pilsenaaa    [ Reply ]
Now watch your money buddy , she is gorgeous but do you see those two man , slow slow down
Posted 4 years ago by Pilsenaaa    [ Reply ]
Wow, and damn- in that order.
Posted 4 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
 DavidS_UK wrote:

Yes my thoughts entirely. And I listen via a player so don't have the PSD option, so the volume just gets turned down a touch.
 
Broaden your horizons you should.
Posted 5 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 Shimmer wrote:
Pretty good for this sort of song, but still not my cup of tea.
 
Yes my thoughts entirely. And I listen via a player so don't have the PSD option, so the volume just gets turned down a touch.
Posted 5 years ago by DavidS_UK    [ Reply ]
Now here's a song from the Buena Vista Social Club you don't typically hear (thank God)!
Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
 Webfoot wrote:

Don't rush that single malt! Some lines should not be crossed.
 

Hear! Hear! 
Posted 5 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

After listening to the Miles Davis track before this and mentally having a scotch (hey, I'm at work still) and this fantastic Cuban music comes on, all I can think of is "what Rum drink should I have after my single malt?"

I'm thinking Canchanchara, yeah...that's what I'll order from the bartender in my mind.

Clearly it's after 4pm on a Friday ahead of a 3 day Memorial day weekend.  Long Live RP!

 

 
Don't rush that single malt! Some lines should not be crossed.
Posted 5 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
This is SO good!  Where's my dance partner.{#Dancingbanana_2} 
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Ay Caramba!
Posted 6 years ago by garyet    [ Reply ]

After listening to the Miles Davis track before this and mentally having a scotch (hey, I'm at work still) and this fantastic Cuban music comes on, all I can think of is "what Rum drink should I have after my single malt?"

I'm thinking Canchanchara, yeah...that's what I'll order from the bartender in my mind.

Clearly it's after 4pm on a Friday ahead of a 3 day Memorial day weekend.  Long Live RP!

 

Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
this is soooh good, wow
Posted 6 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Dancer
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:

Please could you explain what is strange about this? No, seriously. . . in my eye there is nothing wrong with 1. Old ladies 2. Smoking cuban cigars 3. Matching outfits. It is just your perception that is strange I'd suggest.
 
Mr SD,
sorry I have seen a substantial lady roll 'perfectos' on her massive thigh and thought nothing of it, whereas this photo, together with all the perfectly restored antique American cars for hire usually seen in tourist photos of Cuba, leave me unimpressed.
Best stop there.
 
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
LOve this music. As a Canadian who's traveled to Cuba many times since the early 90s it's been amazing to see the impact that the Buena Vista Social Club had. Before that first album came out you'd have lots of local musicians playing in the hotels and on the streets. The quality was generally superb and the repetoire quite varied. Post Ry Cooder it seems like the same songs such as Chan Chan get played over and over, presumably giving the tourists what they want. The Castros seem to have incorporated it into the tourist ouevre even going as far as having a Buena Vista Social Club show in some of the resort areas such as Varadero. The irony is that most young Cubans feel as distant from this music as our present generation does from 50s music. But there's a great rock music underground there. Some of the bands I've seen are incredible and once the US embargoes are totally lifted the world should be in for another Cuban musical treat.
Posted 8 years ago by Andybob    [ Reply ]
Yes, we fans of Cuban music owe a lot of gratitude to Ry Cooder for giving Buena Vista Social Club, recognition to a wider audience.
Posted 8 years ago by 1066country    [ Reply ]
Ooooooooh, I can almost feel the sun on my back, rum on the rocks in hand. CUBA, will be there soon. Folks, get to CUBA now before the good old US of A get their mits on it!!!!
Posted 8 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
so good, thanks RP!
Posted 8 years ago by viajeros    [ Reply ]
Such a great album!
Posted 8 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
Always love some Ibrahim!
Posted 8 years ago by joetekubi    [ Reply ]
not feeling it sorry. another one for the PSD button...
Posted 8 years ago by torino390    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Cooder took a lot of grief for Buena Vista Social Club, mostly from young Cubans who thought this white American had a lot of nerve to reintroduce their music to the world at large. But I wonder if we would ever have heard Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ruben Gonzalez, or the rest of them if it hadn't been for Cooder's singular venture. Ferrer must have been one cool dude.

 
These great artists would likely have been remained completely forgotten without Cooder's project. For whatever reason the Castro's didn't see fit to promote this part of the history of Cuba's rich culture. Perhaps it was because they were primarily pre-revolution and anything before the worker's paradise of the Castro family business is largely viewed with suspicion in Havana.

Thanks to Mr. Cooder for his vision despite being racially and nationally challenged in the opinion of his critics.

Get's a 10 from Billyburg Brooklyn.
Posted 9 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
 {#Wave}jagdriver wrote:
Hats off to Ry Cooder for exposing all of this great Cuban music to the world.

 

Posted 9 years ago by fujogo    [ Reply ]
Hats off to Ry Cooder for exposing all of this great Cuban music to the world.
Posted 9 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 mhbrowne wrote:
I also cannot understand the low average rating. To each his/her own I suppose. I LOVE this stuff! 

 
Thankfully, over time it has come up to at least a 7.  I'm going with "small sample size" as the reason regarding your comment from two years ago.  

It's a solid 7 or 8 in most people's minds.   
Posted 9 years ago by djblitz    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of happy times in Melbourne, and backyard parties with my mates Geoff and Vicky and Tazzie Beers in Wave-O Gardens
Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 mhbrowne wrote:
I also cannot understand the low average rating. To each his/her own I suppose. I LOVE this stuff! 

 
Some people find authenticity challenging. 
Posted 9 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
{#Clap}
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Cooder took a lot of grief for Buena Vista Social Club, mostly from young Cubans who thought this white American had a lot of nerve to reintroduce their music to the world at large. But I wonder if we would ever have heard Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ruben Gonzalez, or the rest of them if it hadn't been for Cooder's singular venture. Ferrer must have been one cool dude.

 
I am really shocked this one is not a chart topper. {#Whistle}{#Liar}{#Lol}
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Cooder took a lot of grief for Buena Vista Social Club, mostly from young Cubans who thought this white American had a lot of nerve to reintroduce their music to the world at large. But I wonder if we would ever have heard Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ruben Gonzalez, or the rest of them if it hadn't been for Cooder's singular venture. Ferrer must have been one cool dude.
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Beautiful.  Never tire or this.

We be (slow) dancing . . .
Posted 10 years ago by hd220    [ Reply ]
love the music from Buena Vista Social Club. thanks Bill.
Posted 11 years ago by dabeyc    [ Reply ]
I also cannot understand the low average rating. To each his/her own I suppose. I LOVE this stuff! 
Posted 11 years ago by SkiIllinois    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:
Interesting! Thanks for all the info!

This song was composed in the 1930s by Arsenio Rodríguez, a Cuban music giant, when blacks were a brutally oppressed underclass in pre-revolution Cuba...  the lyrics are a mixture of Spanish and African words, and Rodríguez expresses pride for his African heritage and he laments the injustices his people endured...  lyrically, the song is from the persona of a slave seeking freedom by hiding in the mountains...

this is the very first Rodríguez song ever recorded, and the fact that it was recorded is kind of a miracle...  the first recording was done by Miguelito Valdés, who has been called "as black a white guy as you would meet in Havana"... the arrangement of this song for the Ibrahim Ferrer album drawns directly from the original recording in 1937...

Arsenio Rodríguez claimed to have created "mambo music" — Mambo is a musical form and dance style that developed originally in Cuba, with further significant developments by Cuban musicians in Mexico and the USA. The word "mambo" means "conversation with the gods" in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba...

this song is soooo cool...  good to hear it on the best radio station in the history of humanity...

 


Posted 11 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
I was shocked to click on this song and see such a low 'avg rating'. What musicianship. What heart. What the hell is wrong with anyone who doesn't feel this fine music. "My ears are bleeding"? Really? That just boggles my mind.
Posted 11 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]

We be dancing...  love it...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]

This song was composed in the 1930s by Arsenio Rodríguez, a Cuban music giant, when blacks were a brutally oppressed underclass in pre-revolution Cuba...  the lyrics are a mixture of Spanish and African words, and Rodríguez expresses pride for his African heritage and he laments the injustices his people endured...  lyrically, the song is from the persona of a slave seeking freedom by hiding in the mountains...

this is the very first Rodríguez song ever recorded, and the fact that it was recorded is kind of a miracle...  the first recording was done by Miguelito Valdés, who has been called "as black a white guy as you would meet in Havana"... the arrangement of this song for the Ibrahim Ferrer album drawns directly from the original recording in 1937...

Arsenio Rodríguez claimed to have created "mambo music" — Mambo is a musical form and dance style that developed originally in Cuba, with further significant developments by Cuban musicians in Mexico and the USA. The word "mambo" means "conversation with the gods" in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba...

this song is soooo cool...  good to hear it on the best radio station in the history of humanity...


Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:


This music promotes strange behavior
 
Please could you explain what is strange about this? No, seriously. . . in my eye there is nothing wrong with 1. Old ladies 2. Smoking cuban cigars 3. Matching outfits. It is just your perception that is strange I'd suggest.

Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 mbrailer wrote:
Waiter, another round of margaritas for this table, please ... and some more chips and salsa, thanks.
 

This round's on me, friend.
Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
YES! I have been having a craving for some Cuban and this hits the spot.
Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
This album is beautiful in any language. 
Posted 12 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
Intemporelle musique ...
Posted 12 years ago by Philthefrenchy    [ Reply ]
I will have to check out this album !
 
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]


Ibrahim Ferrer in concert by ~NPU

Patrick Sinke©2004-2010 ~NPU

Registration of the concert of Ibrahim Ferrer and Buena Vista Social club in De Oosterpoort, Groningen. Date October 20, 2004.



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo - "Silencio" Live
"El talento, la sinceridad y el sentimiento es la marca de esa generación de músicos cubanos, quienes sin duda se merecen un sitial de honor en el olimpo de la música universal!! Oda al maestro Ibrahim Ferrer y a la maravillosa Omara! Mil estrellas!"

"Grandiosos... me ponen la piel de gallina!"
Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Ibrahim Ferrer - Live in Chicago
"Ibrahim Ferrer in his last concert in Chicago.
Video taken and edited by Casey Mitchell"
Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Ibrahim Ferrer and Buena Vista Social Club - "Silencio" Live   

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Afro-Cuban All Stars - "Como Fue" Live in Session
"Juan de Marcos González y Afro-Cuban All Stars with Ibrahim Ferrer"
Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]


Voices as this are not belong of a country or a region, belongs to all the humanity -  
9.

It is dramatical and unjust that the recognition of this fantastic singer, a force of the nature, has only appeared to the eyes of the world in last years of life, until lived there with enormous lacks.  Thanks to the persistence of another great author Ry Cooder, finally appeared in the musical scene.
Ace times the life is stepmother.

I had the luck to attend your performance a live and to evidence your enormous talent and joy of living.
In memory of Mr. Ibrahim Ferrer.

The saga of  Buena Vista Social Club they are part also: Barzaga Luis (backing vocals) Orlando " Cachaito" López (double bass) Joachim Cooder (drums) Ry Cooder (to guitar) Juan de Marcos González (to guitar, vocals, percussion) Manuel Galbán (to guitar) Carlos González (bongos) Manuel " Guajiro" Mirabal (trumpet) Eliades Ochoa (vocals, to guitar) Julienne Oviedo Sanchez (timbales) Omara Portuondo (vocals), Barbarito Torres (laúd), Amadito Valdés (percussion)

and 

Manuel "Puntillita" Licea (vocals) (d. 2000)
Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz AKA Compay Segundo (vocals, tres) (d. 2003)
Rubén González (piano) (d. 2003)
Ibrahim Ferrer (vocals) (d. 2005)
Pío Leyva (vocals) (d. 2006)
Anga Díaz (percussion) (d.2006)




Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Waiter, another round of margaritas for this table, please ... and some more chips and salsa, thanks.
Posted 18 years ago by mbrailer    [ Reply ]
my ears are bleeding..........
Posted 18 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
Pretty good for this sort of song, but still not my cup of tea.
Posted 18 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
This is a GREAT album gauranteed to lift my spirts.
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
Most mellow....
Posted 18 years ago by Kagin    [ Reply ]
Two Buena Vista Social Club songs in one day? Maybe this is paradise! This song is a welcome addition to the playlist from an absolutely incredible album.
Posted 18 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]