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Santana – Oye Como Va (4:15)

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Oye Como Va is a cover from Salsa legend Tito Puente’s Oye como va as he wrote this song and recorded it in the early ’50s. While Puente was very popular in the community, Santana’s cover became a hit and helped introduce Puente to a wider audience. On Santana’s version of the song, everything, including the guitar wails and keyboards, follow the original music.

Additional Fun Facts :
- Appears in a scene of The Big Lebowski.

- The voice in the beginning says “Sabor,” which is Spanish for “Flavor.”
- A “Mulata” is a woman (“Mulato” being a male) of Caucasian European and Negro African descent. The correct translation of the word “oye” is listen. The translation of the lyrics is thus: “Listen to my rhythm, good for fun, mulata!!”
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  • r-iman

    Carlos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thursday evening

  • lazarspeed

    memories.

    19 days ago

  • zoborey

    awesomeeee

    26 days ago

  • moresweetb

    My Dad favors Carlos; maybe that's why my Mom married him. ..?

    last month

  • veronikesilva

    Deliciosa... boa para dançar... Ariba!!! :)))))))))))))))))))))))))

    March 2012

  • TantoTempo

    Mi ritmo

    February 2012

  • silversurfer250

    He took a Tito Puentes tune and turned it on it's head.

    January 2012

  • Marjo47

    yes he does a bit but in a very good way!

    January 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Santana just wails,doesn`t he?

    January 2012

  • jillian8

    always in the mood for this one!

    October 2011

  • sirthorty

    nice

    September 2011

  • paraheart17

    played this song in violin last year. sounded sooo cool w/ the rest of the band!!! ^-^

    August 2011

  • T0Rtur3

    orale Santana

    August 2011

  • steamboat58

    Good one, thanks Ingetraud

    August 2011

  • jetgar

    GREAT LATIN MUSIC.....THANKS ARMIN !!!

    July 2011

  • victoria1908

    great~~~~~~~~~!

    July 2011

  • ScottPierson

    I'm not overly fond of this song, but I'm not against it either. I don't "skip" it when Last.fm throws it at me...

    July 2011

  • prominence_la

    Yeaaah. All hail Santana and Puente.

    July 2011

  • isitbeer30yet

    guitar+bongos+hippie organ :)))) this track never gets old

    June 2011

  • machsen

    One of the best tracks ever.

    May 2011
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