Small Ensemble Drum Set,Euphonium,Hand Percussion,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 2 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.802698
By Los Lobos. By Richard Valenzuela. Arranged by Edrich Siebert & Peet du Toit. Contemporary. Score and parts. 16 pages. Peet du Toit #6697531. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.802698).
La Bamba is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit in the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is the only song on the list sung in a language other than English.
According to a 1945 article in Life magazine, the song and associated dance were brought out of the jungle at Veracruz by American bandleader Everett Hoagland, who introduced it at Ciro's nightclub in Mexico City. It became popular, and the song was adopted by Mexican presidential candidate Miguel Alemán Valdés who used it in his successful campaign.
La Bamba has been covered by numerous artists, notably by Los Lobos whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba, a bio-pic about Valens; their version reached No. 1 in many charts in the same year.
Here's an ensemble version of Edrich Siebert' great arrangement for brass band. Enjoy!
