• "La Bamba" (pronounced [la ˈβamba]) is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from...
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  • La Bamba may refer to: La Bamba (film), a 1987 film based on the life of Ritchie Valens "La Bamba" (song), a folk song best known from a 1958 adaptation...
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  • La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American...
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  • rest of the world. The first six songs of the album consist of Los Lobos covers of Ritchie Valens' songs: "La Bamba", "Come On, Let's Go!", "Ooh My Head"...
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    Y La Bamba is an American indie alternative/experimental band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Luz Elena Mendoza. She is a first generation Mexican...
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  • Bamba may refer to: Bamba (actress), Philippine actress Amadou Bamba, Muslim religious leader and founder of Mouridism Anderson Bamba, Brazilian footballer...
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    had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and...
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  • La Bamba West, Inc., doing business as La Bamba Mexican Restaurant and La Bamba Burritos, is a fast casual restaurant chain that was started in 1987 and...
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    Ahmadu Bamba Mbacke (Arabic: أحمدو بامبا مباك, 1853–1927) also known to followers as the Servant of the Messenger (Arabic: خادِم الرسول, romanized: Khādim...
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    With the song "Para Qué La Vida" Iglesias reached a million spins on U.S. radio becoming the first Latin act to do so. The video to the song "Quizás"...
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    The first song he learned was Ritchie Valens' version of "La Bamba". His earliest music inspirations include T3R Elemento and Grupo Los de la O. Cornejo's...
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    predominantly features Latin music including "Mambo No. 5", "La Bamba" and "El Bimbo", the song that served as the basis for "El Ritmo Tropical" used in the...
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  • second Ritchie Valens single released, was the A side of the influential song "La Bamba". This single was only one of four, along with the previous single ("Come...
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  • La Bambas was an influential Sri Lankan music group, composed of Priya Peiris, Rolinson Ferdinando, Brian Fernando, Erinton Perera and Lasla Fernando...
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  • band had recently captivated. The album encompassed "La Bamba", a pop cover of Ritchie Valens 1957 song, which was released as a single in the summer of 1987...
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    version of "La Bamba" peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and several other countries. Songs by Los...
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    Elizabeth Peña (category Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni)
    included Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Batteries Not Included, La Bamba (both 1987), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Rush Hour (1998), The Incredibles (2004)...
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  • Negrito 1959 La Canción De Orfeo / Adieu Tristesse / La Bamba / Macongo 1959 La Bamba 1960 Chansons populaires d'Amérique du Sud 1960 La Petenera / Piedra...
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  • known for his work as musical director of the films Zoot Suit (1981) and La Bamba (1987). Daniel Valdez was born to Francisco and Armida Valdez. His brother...
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    Punk), each with one. The list includes only songs written in English, with the sole exception of "La Bamba" (number 345), sung in Spanish by the American...
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    of Locosquad and a part of the rap duo $kelleto and Azzi Memo. His first song was produced by Skaf Films. At the time producer Gentian was the director...
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  • It's a Man's Man's Man's World, written and performed by James Brown La Bamba (song), performed by Trini Lopez Noir, C'est Noir, performed by Johnny Hallyday...
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  • measured the latter format. Ritchie Valens' version of "La Bamba" became the first Latin song to enter the Hot 100 after its debut on 1959, "Guantanamera"...
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  • last of whom recorded his version for the 1987 film La Bamba, in which he portrayed Cochran. The song is about the struggle between a teenager and his parents...
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    Cochran's hits. Sheeley was depicted by Rosanna Locke in the 1987 film La Bamba. Sheeley, Sharon (2010). Summertime Blues. Ravenhawk Books. ISBN 978-1-893660-18-2...
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  • "Gracias a la vida" (Spanish: "Thanks to Life") is a song written, composed and performed by Chilean folk singer-songwriter Violeta Parra, one of the artists...
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    Mamma Mia!) by Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski Ribbon La Bamba (song) by Ritchie Valens 2023 Hoop Suite No. 1: Les Toréadors (from Carmen)...
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  • of many traditional song forms associated with flamenco. The bambera or bamba derives from the cante de columpio, meaning "song of the swing", which...
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  • Turtle Come Out" "The Duchess at Tea" "Piccolomini" "Stone Games" "La Bamba (song)" "It's A Small World" "Love Somebody / A Bushel and a Peck" "Un Elefante"...
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    Orchestra. In 1987, he made a cameo appearance as Eddie Cochran in the film La Bamba. Setzer was born April 1959 in Massapequa, New York. He started on the...
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