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Oye Como Va

Santana’s recording of “Oye Como Va” is one of the most outrageous grooves I’ve ever heard. David Welna describes it as “a Cuban cha-cha composed by a Puerto Rican New Yorker and performed by a Mexican immigrant and his San Francisco rock band.” It’s red-hot from its opening seconds. As the organ starts the montuno, …

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Posted byEthanMay 29, 2021September 29, 2021Posted inComposition, Dance, Key Musicians, Music, Music TheoryTags: blues, Cachao, groove, Groove Pizza, guitar, Hammond organ, Latin, organ, rock, Santana, The Lick, Tito PuenteLeave a comment on Oye Como Va
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