BEAT LATINO 35: DEAD CAN DANCE! MUSIC FOR THE DAY OF THE DEAD
From: Catalina Maria Johnson
Length: 00:57:44
Yes, in the Americas, the Dead can Dance! Día de los Muertos, celebrated on Nov. 2 in Mexico and Latin America, celebrates the good times had with the dearly departed. This special hour of Beat Latino gives you plenty of reasons to move your bones: Cumbia de los Muertos! (Cumbia for the Dead) El Muerto se va de Rumba! (The Dead Man goes partying) because to quote one of the songs, "A la memoria del muerto" (In the Deceased´s Memory): The deceased go into the ground, and the living go onto the dance floor!
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Yes, in the Americas, the Dead can Dance! Día de los Muertos, celebrated on Nov. 2 in Mexico and Latin America, celebrates the good times had with the dearly departed. This special hour of Beat Latino gives you plenty of reasons to move your bones: Cumbia de los Muertos! (Cumbia for the Dead) El Muerto se va de Rumba! (The Dead Man goes partying) because to quote one of the songs, "A la memoria del muerto" (In the Deceased´s Memory): The deceased go into the ground, and the living go onto the dance floor!
Timing and Cues
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia de los Muertos | Voltaire | Zombie Prostitute. | Projekt/Iris | 2003 | 03:38 |
| Fandanguito de los Muertos | Conjunto Jardin | Yerba Buena. | Trova Recordings | 2008 | 06:18 |
| Cumbia de los Muertos | El Plan | En Vivo y Mas. | Mock and Roll | 2007 | 03:37 |
| A la Memoria del Muerto | Fruko y sus Tesos | Greatest Hits 2. | Discos Fuentes | 1998 | 04:28 |
| El Muerto se fue de Rumba | Pancho Barraza | Colección de Oro. | Balboa | 2003 | 03:32 |
| El Muerto | Nelson Pineda | El Rítmico. | 02:44 | ||
| Cuando yo me muera | La India Canela | Merengue Tipico de la República Dominicana. | Smithsonian Folkways | 2008 | 03:42 |
| Zamba para mi Muerte | Marta Gomez | Solo es vivir. | Big Sur Records | 2003 | 02:54 |
| Balada para mi muerte | Cecilia Rossetto | Las Damas del Tango. | Suramusic | 2004 | 04:41 |
| Se murio la cucaracha | Lydia Mendoza | The Best of Lydia Mendoza. | Arhoolie | 2008 | 03:14 |
| La calaca | Amparo Ochoa | Cancionero Popular Mexicano. | Fonarte Latino | 1987 | 05:15 |
| Calaveras y diablitos | Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | Fabulosos Calavera. | Ariola | 1997 | 04:23 |
| Cumbia del Muerto | Mariachi Juchitla | Cumbia con Mariachi. | Fonovisa | 1998 | 04:00 |
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