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Se Quema La Chumbambá

from Vivencias en Clave Cubana by Kiki Valera

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    "Vivencias en Clave Cubana" is the debut solo album of Cuban cuatro master Kiki Valera, a member of the Familia Valera Miranda, a century-old group and one of the most important purveyors of the Son Cubano. While completely dedicated to the performance of traditional Cuban music, Valera was exposed to Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery and Chick Corea through cassette tapes while in school and those jazz inspirations elevate the quality of his cuatro solos in subtle and beautiful ways. Joined here by childhood friend, renowned Cuban vocalist Coco Freeman, Valera and his exciting ensemble pair 12 original songs with beautiful instrumental work in ways that will make you dance, laugh, and possibly shed a tear. Cuba's traditional music has a history of constant evolution from its very beginnings. With "Vivencias en Clave Cubana," Kiki Valera continues in that spirit.

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Se Quema la Chumbambá, tells the tales of a fire at the family’s ancestral
ranch. This is Kiki’s new arrangement of a traditional family song, the original version of which did not have trumpets.

lyrics

Coro-1:
Candela eh
Se quema la chumbambá
Candela eh
Se quema la chumbambá

Mama mira que me quemo
Mama que me estoy quemando
En no quemándome yo
Que se queme el mundo entero

Coro-1: repeat

Que se queman en Las Villas
Y también los sabaneros
En no quemándome yo
Que se queme el mundo entero

Coro-1: repeat

Oye que se esta quemando
La cintura de esa prieta
Tengo ganas de quemarme
Bailando hasta que amanezca

Coro-1: repeat

Con este ritmo caliente
Sabrosito y parejero
Se quema la chumbambá
Y se quema el mundo entero

Coro-1: repeat

Coro-2:
Se quema la chumbambá

Con este rico soneo

Coro-2: repeat

Que lo traigo de Santiago

Coro-2: repeat

Pa’ quemar al mundo entero

Coro-2: repeat

Eh candela, candela, candela

Coro-2: repeat

Se quema la chumbambá

Coro-2: repeat

Se quema y no cuesta na’

Coro-2: repeat

Mira que estoy gozando

Coro-2: repeat

Mira que lo estoy bailanda

Coro-2: repeat

Eh candela, candela, candela

For our listeners who don't speak Spanish, we offer this English-language guide to our lyrics. It is not a word for word translation (that never works well in any language), and you won't be able to sing along in English, but we hope that it will help you better understand our songs.

SE QUEMA LA CHUMBAMBÁ (La Chumbambá is burning)
*La Chumbambá was the name of the Valera Miranda family ranch in Las Tunas province.

Candela eh, La Chumbambá is burning down
Candela eh, La Chumbambá is burning down
Mom look, i'm on fire* (referring to a hot or dangerous situation, not literally on fire)
Mom I'm burning
As long as I don’t get burned,
The whole world can burn down

They are on fire in Las Villas
and also the people of the savannahs
As long as I don’t get burned,
The whole world can burn down

Hey, that sexy lady is hot
I want to go down in flames
dancing until dawn

With this fiery rhythm,
Catchy and without restraint
La Chumbambá burns
and the whole world burns with it

Chorus-2:
La Chumbambá burns

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from Vivencias en Clave Cubana, released October 18, 2019

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Kiki Valera Seattle, Washington

Kiki Valera es el hijo mayor del famoso septeto La Familia Valera Miranda, un grupo multi-generacional tradicional de Santiago de Cuba. Multi-instrumentista, compositor, arreglista, ingeniero de sonido y productor, Kiki es mejor conocido como uno de los grandes tocadores de cuatro cubano, una guitarra con 4 pares de cuerdas. ... more

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