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Los Black Stars
Los Black Stars was a band from Medellin, Colombia. Their biggest hits were "La Piragua" and "Violencia" both by composer José Barros. These songs are featured on the compilation ''Las Cien Canciones Mas Bellas De Colombia''. References Colombian cumbia musical groups {{Colombia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Piragua
"La Piragua" (translation "the canoe") is a song written by the Colombian songwriter, José Barros, in the cumbia genre. The song has been listed as one of the best Colombian songs of all time by multiple media sources: * In its list of the ten most iconic Colombian songs, '' El Nuevo Siglo'' rated ''La Piragua'' at number eight. * In its list of the fifty best Colombian songs of all time, '' El Tiempo'', Colombia's most widely circulated newspaper, ranked the versions of the song by Los Black Stars and Gabriel "Rumba" Romero at number three. * Viva Music Colombia rated the song number seven on its list of the one hundred most important Colombian songs of all time. The song has been recorded by multiple artists, including Celso Piña, Los Black Stars, Los Corraleros de Majagual, Gabriel Romero, Trio Los Inseparables, Los Hermanos Martelo, Luisin Landaez, Dolores Vargas, Paco Navarrete, Anibal Lopez, Los Flippers, Catalina Carrasco, Lito Barrientos, La Swingbaly, Orquesta La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Barros
José Benito Barros or simply José Barros (March 21, 1915 in El Banco, Magdalena – May 12, 2007 in Santa Marta, Magdalena) was a prominent Colombian musician, and composer of more than 800 songs in genres including cumbia, porro, merengue, currulao, paseo, bolero and tango. Biography Barros was the son of Portuguese Joao María Barros Traveceido and Eustasia Palomino, and the youngest of five siblings. He didn't know his parents, who died in his infancy. He was raised by his aunt Clara Palomino. He lived with only one of his siblings. To help support his household, Barros sang in his hometown central square and at homes of wealthy people. He learned to play a variety of instruments, especially the guitar. When he was 17, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
