"La Piragua" (translation "the canoe") is a song written by the Colombian songwriter,
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, mere ...
, 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
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''.
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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
Celso Piña Arvizu (April 6, 1953 – August 21, 2019) was a Mexican singer, composer and accordionist, mainly in the genre of cumbia, being one of the most important musicians in the style of "cumbia rebajada".
Piña was a pioneer in the mixtu ...
, 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 Palanquera,
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...
and Sonora Ñiko Estrada.
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Colombian songs