OUR SONGS FROM LATIN AMERICA
A CANOA
ARRORo MI NINO
COUNTRY: Argentina
"Arroro Mi Niño" is a variation on a Spanish lullaby that is common throughout Latin America. Roll your “r” when you sing “Arroro,” as you would if you were singing it to put your baby to sleep. (More.)
BAMBO DU BAMBU
COUNTRY: Brazil
"Bambo du Bambu" is a samba from Brazil. The original is an embolada, a fast-paced, often-improvised song style popular in northeastern Brazil in which vocalists challenge each other, competing lightly based on verbal and vocal ability. (More.)
UN BARCO CHIQUITITO
COUNTRY: Many
“Un Barco Chiquitito” is a Spanish song about a fantastic little boat that, not unlike our kids, is simply unable to stop moving. (More.)
CACHUMBAMBE
COUNTRY: Cuba
“Cachumbambe” is a Cuban “see saw” song. Both the original version and ours praise “Old lady Ines,” but for making different life choices. (More.)
CITRON
ESTE TORITO
COUNTRY: Mexico
“Este Torito” is a traditional Mexican song, most often performed by mariachis, about a journey to town and a stubborn bull. (More.)
LA GUACAMAYA
COUNTRY: Mexico
“La Guacamaya,” a son jarocho classic from Veracruz in Mexico, is much more than just any old Spanish song about a bird. (More.)
LA LLAVE
LA LUNA
LAS MANANITAS
COUNTRY: Mexico
"Las Mañanitas" is one of the most beloved songs in Mexico. You may sing it in the morning. You may sing it on your birthday. You may sing it on Christmas. You may sing it just to sing. (More.)
LOS POLLITOS
COUNTRY: U.S./Puerto Rico
“Los Pollitos” is a Spanish song about all the little baby chickens pecking (pio! pio!) and the heroic mother hen who protects them. (More.)
MAYAN PEACE SONG
COUNTRY: Mexico
When we sing “Mayan Peace Song” we know we Mayan culture is so ancient that most – not all! – thousand year-old music from the empire has been lost. Still, melodies like this one, claimed to be a “Mayan peace song,” still exist. We strive to honor the past as we sing them. (More.)
NINO COLLA
COUNTRY: Argentina
“Niño Colla” is a song about a boy from the Coya (Kolla) community of Northern Argentina who, living alone on his little ranch, sets off with his friends on a walk up into the hills. (More.)
O PIAO
OUR STORY MAY BE SAD
COUNTRY: Honduras/Garifuna
“Our Story May Be Sad” is a drumming song from the Garifuna people of Honduras and Belize. The original tells a tale of woe, one that we will only endure if we laugh during its telling just as hard as we cry. (More.)
