Tunes You Might Hear Us Play
A bailar
You have to wiggle when we play this tune by Gloria and Emilio Estefan!
Aladino
An old Cuban cha cha about a little kid making 3 wishes on the famous lamp
Alma corazón y vida
This love song from Perú is timeless
Atotonilco
One of the most famous Mexican polkas
Cachita
This song says that when you hear the rumba, you have to dance—no two ways about it!
Calculadora
This cha cha cha ends with a chorus that goes faster and faster till the drummers collapse!
Cha cha del transito
A catchy tune about dancing in the traffic as the cops blow their whistle
Chipi chipi
An old Chilean dance hall tune that will get stuck in your head for sure
Colesterol
A tune by Fito Olivares of Monterrey, about getting the waistline under control
Cuando sale la luna
This romantic song was made popular by Tania Libertad of Perú
Culpable sí
An original Gabacha-cha song in which a man pleads his case before a jury, trying for a light sentence or maybe dropping the charges…
Dame un poco de ti
A classic waltz by José Alfredo Jimenez of Guanajuato, Mexico
El bodeguero
One of the most famous cha cha cha tunes performed by Orquesta Aragón in the heyday of big bands in Cuba
El chaca-cha del tren
This train song comes from Spain and it was made famous by a sisters duo, Las Hermanas Hernández
El chicle se me pegó
In this song the hapless dancer steps on a piece of gum, which really messes up his dance moves!
Espinita
You are like a thorn in my heart—such a sad song with a happy tune
Esto es diciembre
We found this medley of Carribean Christmas tunes from a recording by the Colombian group, Alquimia
Felicidad
Kike Santander, Colombian composer extraordinaire, wrote this joyful song about looking forward to the New Year
Gracias a Dios
A man who owes money to everyone in town stages his own funeral to try to get out of the debts…will it work? Listen and see!
Hoja seca
This song tells of one of those heartaches that will be with you forever, whether or not you drown your sorrows at the bar
La basura
Run and hide, cause the garbage men are coming to take away everything worthless!
La carta perdida
A homesick tune, wondering whether the folks back home got the letter that was mailed with such care. Why is there no reply?
La lámpara
Mourning a lost love by the light of a lamp, this song was made famous by Chelo of Brownsville, Texas
La mortaja
A spooky song about how you can’t take it with you. Death awaits us all!
La múcura
A mother-daughter story in which a girl asks St. Peter to help her lift a bucket of water, with disastrous results!
La niña de bien
A gal marries a guy without doing a background check and ends up in trouble with the mob—yikes!
La pulguera
A trip to the flea market with a friend who wants to buy it all!
La ranita
A tune about the frogs in the garden. Kids love to dance to this one!
Lejos de ti
Kike Santander wrote this song about being far from the one you love, longing for the next trip home
Los marcianos
Even the Martians love to dance cha cha cha. Here they come now!
Los tamalitos de Olga
How spicy are those tamales that Olga sells? No one can resist them!
Mi piquito de oro
One of those Mexican tunes that is so catchy and danceable you never want it to stop
Mujer de la mancha
A Gabacha-cha original in which each verse names two elements that combine to produce surprising results
Poco pelo
A Cuban cha cha cha about a guy who has no need for the barber
Silencio
A melancholy song to sing alone in the garden surrounded by flowers
Telenovela
A Gabacha-cha original about addiction to telenovelas. Don’t touch that dial!
Tomándote
A Colombian tune about a trip to the doctor that has a spicy double meaning
Vieja, pobre, flaca, fea
A song to dedicate to your favorite enemy—you know who she is!