Caballo Viejo
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| "Caballo Viejo" | ||
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| Single by Simón Díaz | ||
| from the album Caballo Viejo | ||
| Released | 1980 | |
| Format | Cassette, LP | |
| Recorded | 1980 | |
| Genre | Folk (Musica LLanera) | |
| Length | 2:59 | |
| Label | Palacio | |
| Writer(s) | Simón Díaz | |
| "Bamboleo" | ||
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| Single by Gipsy Kings | ||
| from the album Gipsy Kings | ||
| Released | 1988 | |
| Format | Cassette, CD | |
| Recorded | 1988 | |
| Genre | Flamenco Rumba | |
| Length | 3:25 | |
| Label | Elektra | |
| Writer(s) | Simón Díaz | |
"Caballo Viejo" is a Venezuelan folk song written and performed by Simón Díaz, which appears on the 1980 album Caballo Viejo. It has become one of the most important folk songs in Venezuela and was a massive hit for the Franco-Spanish group The Gipsy Kings, who recorded a version of the song entitled "Bamboleo".
This song has been translated into 12 different languages, and has been recorded by singers such as: Celia Cruz, Papo Lucca y la Sonora Ponceña, María Dolores Pradera, Julio Iglesias, Gilberto Santa Rosa, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Polo Montañes, Freddy López, Oscar D'Leon, Celso Piña, Rubén Blades, Roberto Torres, The Gipsy Kings as well as Plácido Domingo and other famous artists. The Gipsy Kings had a worldwide hit with their version of the song recorded under the title "Bamboleo".
[edit] See also
- Venezuelan music (Musica LLanera)
- Simón Díaz
