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Tom Power's Top Cartagena Music

Before embarking on your Cartagena Holiday please listen carefully to the following songs inorder to get into the mood.

1/ Kaleth Morales - Vivo en el Limbo
2/ Peter Manjarrez - El Amor de mi Sabana
3/ Jorge Celedon - Quatro Rosas
4/ Silvestre Dangond - Por Tu Amor
5/ Silvestre Dangond - La Colegiala
5/ El Afinaito - Busco Alguien que me Quiera

I've chosen the last because Cartagena is the home of Champeta.

Remember, we're all in this together.

By tompower on Aug 24, 2007, 05:19 in Friendly Talkzone.

El Polo says on Aug 24, 2007, 09:32:

Jorge Celedon???

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El Polo says on Aug 24, 2007, 09:41:

1) Silvestre Dangond-Dile
2) Peter- El Papa de los amores
3) Peter- El amor de mi sabana
4)Silvestre- La Colegiala
5) El Afinaito - Busco Alguien que me Quiera

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tompower says on Aug 24, 2007, 13:03:

why'd you take out KAleth Morales - Vivo en el Limbo,..... ?
It's the best one?

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Mr. Hollywood says on Aug 24, 2007, 14:00:

Agree about Kaleth and "vivo in limbo". That's a great song. I bought the album based on that song and found it totally mediocre, so maybe he's a one-hit wonder?

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pedro (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 24, 2007, 14:36:

Kaleth is a legend in Cartagena.

The thing is, after he experienced widespread success he was dead within a year. Killed in a car crash. There was a lot of unrealised potential there.

Talk to a female costena and they will probably tell you he was a gifted writer of lyrics. The song "Lo Mejor Para Los Dos" is also appreciated all around Colombia.

"this may seem a strange post but it is not...when in colombia men need to be aware that colombia women may try to be seductive and entice a travelling gringo to have sex with them..to be forewarned is to be forearmed..." -- pow wow

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Cerealkiller says on Aug 24, 2007, 14:44:

i remember when vivo en el limbo was it...but isnt that vallenato? didnt sound like champeta to me, or maybe i was too drunk to remember..??

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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Terry2 says on Aug 24, 2007, 20:28:

Hiya Tom

Just back from 2 weeks in Cartagena with Kathy and Stephanie and enjoyed it thoroughly!
I'm sorry I can't comment on your list of artists but Kathy met an old friend (female) and the two of them spent the night yakking and listening to something that emphasized the accordion. If I ever hear that noise again I think I'll lose it! It started to sound like bagpipes!

Anyhow... Sept 10 Decree Absolute.... Oct whatever for the Marriage....if I can impose once again to get the translation done by the Consul I would appreciate it.

I will research these artists and get back to you. Currently, I favour Yuridia, a Mexican girl singing rehashed American songs. Just enjoy her voice and the fact that the songs are slow enough to attempt my slow form of translation.

Thanks for all your help
Terry

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tompower says on Aug 25, 2007, 05:10:

I need to explain my list:
It isn't necessarily the best songs only those vallenatos that I recognize from the beaches and bars of cartagena if your sitting in Tu Candela or Mr. Babillas for anymore than an hour you'll hear these songs with perhaps the exception of Afinaito.
These songs are a good preparation for not feeling out of the loop when every dam colombian in the house is singing away,... now you can join in!!
PS. You're not leavin' me much time Terry!!!
PSS. Remember, we're all in this together.

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