Friday! No, I'm not going to review the - in my opinion - horrible song by a young girl named Rebecca Black... It's Dancing Friday. What's your favorite dance?
Out of the International Latin dances I like Cha-cha-chá best, it's an own genre in music and dance, of Cuban origin.
It was developed in the early 1950s - the composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín introduced the Cha-cha-chá.
Por Siempre Jorrin - Orquesta de Enrique Jorrín
Firs Jorrín modified danzones, the official mambo dance of Cuba with a structure of ABAC. He made the musicians of the orchestra sing short refrains.
Jorrín wanted to compose pieces easier to dance than the mambo. The rhythm of the cha-cha-chá was developed from the danzón by a syncopation of the fourth beat.
The noise caused by the shuffling of the dancers' feet is the reason for the name. Por Siempre Jorrin was released in 2004 and is a "best of"-album with his most popular compositions.
Track list
1. La Engañadora
2. Kikiriki Canta el Gallo
3. Nunca Amé Tanto Así
4. Todo Llega
5. Popurrit de Danzones
6. Un Son a lo Jorrín
7. Alguien Como Tú
8. Mis Amigos de la Infancia
9. Mi Ritmo Son
10. La Blusa Azul
11. Tranquilidad Juan Francisco
12. Taconéala
La Engañadora is a mambo cha-cha-chá. Literally translated the title means the treacherous (girl). Actually it's about a well-built girl admired by men, that lied to the singer saying that nobody takes notice of her.
Kikiriki canta el gallo - technically it's about a sound that roosters make. To me that kind of humor seems quite entertaining. I like the flute in this piece, too, it's very typical!
I guess it's one of the more melancholic and romantic songs
Nunca Amé Tanto Así. In English you would say: there is a time for everything -
Todo Llega! A very laid-back track.
Popurrit de Danzones, I guess it means a mix of Danzones. Actually it just sounds like it. The sixth song is
Un Son a lo Jorrín sounds in comparison to the following track,
Alguien Como Tú, revolting.
Mis Amigos de la Infancia - childhood friends. A cheerful, partly nostalgic song.
Mi Ritmo Son this track has some improvisatory elements, it's pretty frolic seen from the musical aspect.
La Blusa Azul - obviously the singer likes the blue blouse of a female. Jokes aside, I think it is the most famous song, there are some videos on YouTube, sadly of bad quality.
Tranquilidad Juan Francisco is a pretty calm song, naturally.
Taconéala is the final song, I think it is derived from stamping feet.
So if you're interested enough and don't mind bad quality on YouTube, you may want to give La Blusa Azul a listen.
I think you should've heard the works of Enrique Jorrín as a music lover, so buying some tunes with better quality may not be a bad investment!