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La Mano del Rumbero

from Elixir by Ola Fresca

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Based on my saying – “La Mano del rumbero es el cuero, y el cuero de su tambor es la mano del rumbero” The hand of the drummer the leather and the leather of his drum is the hand of the rumbero” The song celebrates rumba and drummers and the process and folklore of rumba culture.

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La mano del Rumbero
creeme
Lo que voy a decirte que sale
De la experiencia
Y Mira bien
Que no todo en la vida mama
Te lo explica la ciencia
Lo bueno de la vida corazon
No se logra facilmente
Eso es asi como la caña
con el tiempo se convierte
En aguardiente

La mano del rumbero es el cuero
El cuero de su tambor
Y el cuero de ese tambor
Es la mano de ese rumbero

Escucha lo
Ese repique que habla
En lengua antaña

Y mira lo
Como conversan el quinto y el bailador

Es algo de belleza ver las flores
De la historia
resplandentes

En ese ritmo del solar
Profundamente elemental
Llamado guaguanco
La mano del rumbero es el cuero
El cuero de su tambor
Y el cuero de ese tambor
Es la mano de ese rumbero

CORO1
Abre Camino pa ese rumbero
Pa que toque su cuero

Hay pa que Toque por aqui toque por alla
toca ese ritmo con sentimiento

Pa que toque y pa que te provoke
Cuando te sofoque el jaleo

Que a estudiado y a preparado
Su ritmo ancestral
Bien cocinao

Con calidad exijente
Lo que trae es mas fino que un buen aguardiente

Es que tu sabes que yo
Me curo con rumba
de la cuna a la tumba
Me curo con rumba

te esperan
A ti
rumbero
hay pa que toque tu cuero


CORO 2 - Abre camino

Abre que abre comino….
Hay pa que siga su destino

Hay esa rumba buena y el ritmo
llamado guaguanco

Abre paso mi gente que llega
ya viene el tamborero

A repicar y hablar sus la manos
Que son como cueros

Apurate rumbero que quieren bailar
hasta que tiemble el suelo


CORO 3
Que suene la rumba
Que suene el calor
Que suene la rumba Buena
Que suene el tambor

que suene suene que suene….
(Que suene el tambor)
Ese ritmo Caliente que pone a la gente a gozar

Hay que la rumba buena es un despojo profundo

Hay para ti para mi para todo el mundo

Y dale la mano a ese hermano rumbero

Y tu aprenderas y sentiras ese cuero



The hand of the Rumbero (Rumba drummer)
Believe me
What I’m going to tell you
It comes from experience
And look closely
That not everything in life
Can be explained by science
Good things in life me dear
Are not achieved
Easily
It’s like the sugar cane with time
Becomes
Aguardiente (pure cane alcohol)

The hand of the drummer is the leather,
The leather of the drum
And the leather of the drum
Is the hand of the drummer

Listen to it
That crackle that speaks
in ancient tougue

and watch it
how they speak
quinto (high conga) and dancer

It is a thing of beauty
To see the flowers of history
Respelendent


In the rhythm of the barrio
Profoundly elemental
Called
Guaguanco

The hand of the drummer is the leather,
The leather of the drum
And the leather of the drum
Is the hand of the drummer

CORO1
Open the way for the rumbero
So he can play his leather

So he can play here, play there
Play the rhythm with much sentiment

So he can play and provoke
When you are choking in the daily madness

Cause he has studied and prepared
His ancestral rhythm
Which is finely cooked

With a demand for quality
What he brings is finer
Than the best aguardiente

Cause you know that I
Cure myself with rumba
From the crib to the grave
I cure myself with rumba
They wait for you
Rumbero
So you can play
Play your leather

CORO 2 – open the way

Open open open the way
So he fulfills his destiny

Oh with the good rumba and the rhythm
Called guaguanco

Open the way my people cause he is arriving
Here comes the drummer

To crackle and speak with his hands
That are like the leathers

Hurry up rumbero and come and play
Until the earth shakes


CORO 3
Sound the rumba
Sound the heat
Sound the good rumba
Sound the drum!


May it sound and resound
That hot rhythm that makes people dance
Cause the good rumba is a deep release
For you for me for the whole world
Reach out your hand to your brother rumbero
And you will learn and feel that leather of his drum

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from Elixir, released June 1, 2015

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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

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