Name: El Bombo
Duration: P00H05M17S
Description: A song about the lottery for a US Visa, in Cuba its called "EL BOMBO". If you win the BOMBO you will be doing the BOMBO dance...... We all want to win a little bombo .....

El Bombo

from AY! Que Rico by Ola Fresca

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A song about the lottery for a US Visa, in Cuba its called "EL BOMBO". If you win the BOMBO you will be doing the BOMBO dance...... We all want to win a little bombo .....

lyrics

El Bombo
Hay una Fiebre en la Habana
Aun mas caliente que el Son
y es mas Dulce que el chocolate
para el que baile el bombo

cuando se tira la bola
Ya nadie finje attencion
todos estan en las puntas
hay que saber quien gano

si se le seca la lengua
le entra un frio de pavor
se pellisca ha ver si esta despierto
ya todos saben quien gano

que lo esta jugando todita la gente

todo el mundo juega el Bombo
Que juegan el Bombo......

El Bombo (The Visa Lottery)
There is a fever in Havana
actually hotter than Son
its sweeter than chocolate
for whoever dances the Bombo

when the ball is thrown
nobody fakes their interest
everyone is holding their breath
to see who wins

if his tounge gets dry
he gets a chill of excitement
he pinches himself to see if hes awake
everyone knows who the winner is

everyone is playing
everyone is playing the Bombo
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credits

from AY! Que Rico, released May 23, 2004
from Ay! Que Rico, released May 24, 2004
Written and produced by Jose Conde for PiPiKi Records
Mixed by Jon Fausty
Recorded at Loho Studio new York
Recording Engineer Fred Rubens
Arranged by Jose Conde
Blu Iris Music Publishing BMI
Licensing inquiries to jlc3d@aol.com

the band -
Armando Gola - Bass
Gabriel "Chinchilita" Machado - Timbales
Roman Diaz - Bongos
Carlos "gogo" Gomez - Congas, Agogo Bells
Liasndro Arias - Piano
Ernesto Simpson - Drums
Jose Conde - Maracas
Steve Gluzband - Trumpet
Albert Leusink - Trumpet + ad libs
Rafi Malkiel - Trombone
Onel Mulet - Tenor Saxophone, Flute

Coros Vocals: Elsa Marina Cruz, Pablo Moya, Jose Conde

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Ola Fresca Brooklyn, New York

Weaving Cuban son, salsa, timba, and funk, OLA FRESCA has a evolved it's swinging, fearless tropical Latin sound directly from Brooklyn, New York. The band is now a dedicated octet and their new album ELIXIR is done and set for release June 1st arriving as progressive urban trombone-led salsa dura in the realm of classic Eddie Palmieri and Willie Colón, with a Cuban soul and sensibility. ... more

discography

Elixir

Jun 2015
(R)Evolucion

May 2007
AY! Que Rico

May 2004

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