Where does Lambada come from?
The dance craze of 1989, translated from a Bolivian song without asking. Los Kjarkas won in court.
Lambada · Kaoma, 1989
Where it came from
- Is a cover of Llorando se fue (Los Kjarkas, 1981). Kaoma's Lambada was an unauthorised translation of the Bolivian song. Los Kjarkas won in court in 1990. Source: Wikipedia: Lambada (song), Remezcla
What it became
- Interpolated by On the Floor (Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull). On the Floor carries the Lambada melody, which goes back to Los Kjarkas. Source: Wikipedia: On the Floor, Fuse
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