Jose Mart í, the 19th century writer from Cuba, wrote it as a revolutionary poem. Several latin artists and groups performed it. However, it was Celia Cruz (featured in the video) who made it most famous by adopting it as her signature song.
Pete Seeger? Criminey. That's just ridiculous.
lol i never said ...( 1 month ago by zappafan91)
lol i never said pete seeger made it famous. i guess i was just trying to say don't talk bad about seeger i mean he is a legend in his own right, just as jose martin and celia cruz are. wyclef could be on his way to legendary status to i mean he writes some great songs.
Fair point, ...( 1 month ago by guanako35)
Fair point, zappafan. But my comment was directed toward TrainHero.
In any case, as great as Seeger may be, his connection to Guantanamera is miniscule compared to others.
So did Wycleff get ...( 1 month ago by majames73)
So did Wycleff get his hand cut off or not? What does he mean by "That was then...This is now."? Why is he in jail?...for getting his hand cut off?
oh well in that ...( 1 month ago by zappafan91)
oh well in that case sorry for the confusion guanako35 lol. and i do agree with the original point you were making against what TrainHero said.
What I don't ...( 1 month ago by marybejammin)
What I don't understand is why does that "gauntanamera" chick lip sync Jeni fugita's verse? Was she not able to make it to the video shoot or something? OR WHAT! Like Jeni was never in the video at all, not even once. WHERE WAS SHE?
Wow, actually never ...( 1 month ago by marybejammin)
Wow, actually never mind. I think I discovered a mole above Guatanamera's top lip. So count her out.
Uh, my other reply ...( 1 month ago by marybejammin)
Uh, my other reply didn't go through. Basically what I was saying was that I thought it could have possibly been Barbra Mori, but nay.
whats the name of ...( 1 month ago by waddisdat)
whats the name of the girl in this clip?? she is beautiful!!!
Who is the long ...( 1 month ago by Bellydancer241)
Who is the long hair haired beauty in this VIDEO!!!!???? And please do not say, Jenny Fujita,Celia Cruz, Barbara Mori or Lauren Hill. Who is the woman who sort of resembles a younger Salma Hayek??? Please anyone know her name??
song is hot( 1 month ago by dcabrer1)
song is hot
very nice( 1 month ago by jAybelow)
very nice
Her name is Irine ...( 1 month ago by Jimbo7845)
Her name is Irine Krupnik. She's Russian.
Dude, you could ...( 1 month ago by marybejammin)
Dude, you could have had people pay you for that information, that's how bad everyone wanted to know! But yay!
hhhhhh oooaz that ...( 4 weeks ago by daniella091)
hhhhhh oooaz that hot guy holding dem guitar/guns?????
that was then this ...( 3 weeks ago by prodybabe)
that was then this is no
why fight when ...( 3 weeks ago by 2sexxxy32)
why fight when everybody got down?
I pay attention...do you?
í, the 19th century writer from Cuba, wrote it as a revolutionary poem. Several latin artists and groups performed it. However, it was Celia Cruz (featured in the video) who made it most famous by adopting it as her signature song. Pete Seeger? Criminey. That's just ridiculous.
In any case, as great as Seeger may be, his connection to Guantanamera is miniscule compared to others.
I pay attention...do you?
nice song. hip hop spin to it.