On the topic of music... - Page 2

MommC · #11 03-09-2002, 02:50 PM

Maybe 30 years ago!!!

Been there done that...............

trina · #12 03-09-2002, 03:07 PM

And what about the trucks going around at 7:00 in the morning with a loudspeaker selling fruits and vegetables? I lived in a guest house, and when I first moved there, I didn't know any Spanish. These jerks (in my mind at the time) would come around, and talk in their loudspeaker and never shut up, you could hear them for miles. I was too lazy to get up and look who it was, besides, since you could hear them forever, you never knew at what point they were actually the closest to you. Anyways, it was during the time of the election, and I thought it was Hipolito's crew, campaigning for President. Every morning, I thought, "yeah, that's a good way to get votes, you idiot." A month later I saw the truck at 3 in the afternoon and clued in that it wasn't the campaigners!

Diana · #13 03-10-2002, 09:24 AM

I just got back from SD, and the most popular songs I heard was Tono Rosario- comer tigre (sp?), there was another song called Susanna (artist?) and mamajuana (artist ?), also one which when I asked who sang it they said kiticki ? (I had no idea how to spell it and neither did they). But as soon as these songs came on everyone was singing, even the little kids running around on the streets. If anyone has anymore info on these songs please let me know, I would like to download them.

Thanks

trina · #14 03-10-2002, 03:36 PM

I know there is a song called Tomando Mamajuana, and the group that sings it is called Mamajuana. I can't find it on the web to download, though. My husband will be back from Sosua on Thursday, and I may have more answers for you by then on these songs.

Diana · #15 03-10-2002, 06:09 PM

Thanks Trina. In the meantime if I speak to my DR friends I will try to find out more info.

Musicqueen · #16 03-11-2002, 11:35 AM

Toño Rosario is like GOD in DR...

He's an excellent showman, even though his songs don't have much substance...just great rhythm..."mambo"...

The songs you're referring to are sung by him....Susana...and the other one is just something he improvised in one of his live concerts...

It starts with something that says: Dominicano soy...and then apparently the background singers are not going at the same rhythm with the band...so Toño starts saying...
'Ta cruzao...'ta cruzao...'ta cruzao...(you're crossed or not on rhythm)...and then they go with just that line that everybody sings...Kulikitaca ti...Kulikitaca ta...and just repeat it...I don't know how to spell it either...but I think it's like that...

People seem to enjoy it because the "mambo" is so good, they get to move like only they know how to...I'm still practicing...

The other song about the mamajuana...Here at the radio station where I work we have a song called: "Live at Jimmy's"...by Angie Martinez...and the chorus says something like:

Santo Domingo...tomando MamaJuana...gozando en Colombia, Venezuela y las Bahamas...Costa Rica, Perú y Tijuana...ven conmigo mami, porque esto nadie lo para...

Is that the one you're referring to?

That "comer tigre" you mentioned...I have no idea what it is...

But if I could be of more help, let me know...

Diana · #17 03-12-2002, 08:09 PM

I found the Dominicano soy yo song, but now with Morpheous going down, it's hard to download other songs. I didn't know he sang Susana, but the comer tigre I think he sings it as well. I think the Mamajuana song is the one you mentioned. When I looked into the Tono CD's there is one that is supposed to be released March 19 with Wilfrido Vargas, not sure if the songs are on that CD...it didn't show the song titles on amazon.com
Once my friend goes back to the DR I will ask her to find out about these songs or bring me back the CD when she returns.
Thanks

Misty · #18 03-13-2002, 03:00 PM

Could someone please tell me where I can find the Dominicano soy yo song? I'm not sure exactly what the realt name of the song is or if it is available on cd. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Diana · #19 03-13-2002, 11:55 PM

I found that song under a program called Morpheus under that song title. If you go to CD now or amazon.com just plug his name in and that song is on the latest CD.

Golo100 · #20 03-14-2002, 10:24 AM

As you read this entire thread, it brings to mind how little taste for music some people have for their listening entertainment. My fellow merengue lovers, may I say that merengue is the worst listening music ever created. Merengue is for dancing. Any creep who listens to merengue in the morning ought to be sent to kilometro 28 with the crazies over there, specially Kulikitaki at 7AM.

Bachata listeners have a habit of sleeping with this abhorrent music which is mostly for "amargados". They listen to it all night long and wake up with it. I don't know how they manage it.

The group Mamajuana has the silliest songs. They sound like a group ready to play for the lunch hour swimming pool chanting at an all-inclusive resort. Remember "El Tiburon"? How people began to do silly arm waving and steps led by employees in resort areas. Well, this dumb Mamajuana group is my selection for the next "El Tiburon Award".

TW