La Bamaba was said to be written in the 1600s in Veracruz during an attack by a pirate named Larencillo. Then made its way to the US and made popular in the 1950 by Ritchie Valens where teen age’s danced to it on Band Stand!
The word “bamba” evokes the ancient city in the Congo from which many African people where up rooted and taken as slaves in the 1500s and brought to Mexico.
The public performance of the song and its popular dance form were documented ine Calisco de Mexico in 1773. There are many versions of La Bamba, we will be performing one for our Cinco de Mayo Fiasta this Saturday… And of course Dancing Around! I hope you are too. Aye riba! Aye riba!
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still memorable… even though I was just a little girl at that time…Great for Cinco de Mayo…
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Part of the sound track of both our childhoods!
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How athletic – and in skirts, no less! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Not your traditional mexican dancing for sure but skillful and as you athletic. Those are amazing flips!!!! Feliz Cinco de Mayo 😎
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