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elmodefoque says on Sep 26, 2008, 09:21:

chris, do you like vallenatos?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 26, 2008, 09:30:

You can buy most of these songs as MP3s from Amazon.com for 99 cents a song. Unlike other music services, the music files are normal MP3s with no DRM(copy protection) restrictions and the quality is very good.

Just go to the Amazon.com homepage and type in the name of the song you want in the search box at the top. Select "MP3 Downloads" from the dropdown menu next to the search box and hit Go. It will list the songs and allow you to listen to a 30 second preview of each.

You can buy entire albums at a discount, but you will have to download Amazon's free music downloader if you want to buy entire albums all at once. You don't need anything if you just want to buy individual songs.

BTW, The Jorge Celedon song you want is called "Esta Vida" not "Que bonita es la vida" Coincidentally, I just bought it a few nights ago. Great song.

This is the link to preview and buy it from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Esta-Vida-Album-Version/dp/B0019QTLT0/ref=sr_f2_...


In the meantime, here is the video. Enjoy.

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elmodefoque says on Sep 26, 2008, 09:50:

CG. "esta vida" makes me home sick for the good old carefree days of running around barefooted and naked with a giant stomach filled with parasitos/worms shooting at birds with the slingshot that i made myself

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Mononoke28 says on Sep 26, 2008, 09:54:

This is what I do. I go to different Colombian Radio Station websites and see what are their most played songs, then I download them and that's how I'm up to date. I also listen to the stations' broadcasts here at work so it's easier to know what's popular and what's not.

Here are some of the ones I listen to:

www.lavallenata.com
www.tropicanafm.com
www.los40.com.co
www.radiouno.com.co
www.mirumba.com.co

Diana

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 26, 2008, 09:57:

Me too Elmo. It makes me miss the long, hot days walking around Neiva as a kid and running around like a gamin in the foothills by my abuelas house in Chapinero Alto. Heck, the family still owns that house although she moved to El Nogal. I would be perfectly happy living in that old place.

My doña and I were having dinner with my parents a few weeks ago and my dad said that he doesn't think he could go back to Colombia because he feels too disconnected from there. The strange thing is that I feel happier and more at home in Locombia than I could ever be here in the US.

Despite Houston being a very Latin town, I just feel more at home in Colombia. I love the sounds, the smells, the sights and the people. There, I am just another random guy walking around the streets. I can't wait until my kids are older so I can get the hell out of here for good. I figure I have about another 10 or 12 years. Once they are both in college, I'm gone.

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elmodefoque says on Sep 26, 2008, 10:07:

holy crap CG the same chit with me, though my dad was very patriotic even after 65 years in NYC he never wanted to go back to stay and never understood why i was always going back.
Me too, i love the sounds the smell the heat the people and most of all the hookers.
I love me some colombia real bad

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ujay says on Sep 26, 2008, 18:44:

just go on youtube loads on there.

http://www.jukelightning.com

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ujay says on Sep 26, 2008, 18:46:

jc,you still got holes in your hands and feet.

http://www.jukelightning.com

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