Snail Soup
Wednesday, 8 August, 2007Today I am under mariachi spell. Since the humidity is lower I am working in the backyard. As is often the case I seek inspiration in music, or rather – I treat it as garnish. As the novel I’m writing takes place in Latin America the music compliments it.
Today several hits ran one after another, and (not surprisingly) I could not fight the urgent need to dance. Well, when I say dance I mean Elaine from Seinfeld. The catchy music brought some neighbors out. Before I knew it Dave from behind the dense Virginia Creeper was in a trance too…
Some of the addictive tunes:
Sopa de Caracol (snail soup)
Mariachi Loco
Camaron Pelao
Las Pelotas
Las Mañanitas
Que se mueran los feos
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Cielito Lindo performed by a popular Tuna band from San Miguel de Allende
Watch it now on YouTube:
A mariachi from Colima recorded a popurri of cumbias. It’s fifteen minutes long and includes most of the songs you mentioned in this blog post.