Does anyone know of good pop tunes for samba dancing? I'm planning a big birthday bash, and I've been able to find good music for virtually every other dance. Somehow, I can't see my friends dancing to my all-instrumental Afro-Cubano ballroom CD. :lol: The only samba I have so far is Lady Love, by Lou Rawls. Anyone?
Pop Tunes for Samba dancing
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DanceMentor
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Macarena :lol:
Phil Owl
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On the "Nuyorican Soul" CD by Masters At Work, there's a George Benson tune called "You Can Do It baby" that's perfect for samba, just skip past the first 2.5 mins. though (it's a long solo-guitar passage) and get right to the dancing part.
Macarena??? Yikes, that is PURE EEEEEVVVIIIILLLLLLLLLL!!! :evil:
Macarena??? Yikes, that is PURE EEEEEVVVIIIILLLLLLLLLL!!! :evil:
A lot of the "current" reggae influenced songs work for samba. I first thought of Shaggy, but then the song "Baby Boy" with Beyonce is played on the radio a lot.
I just turned on the radio (pop hit type) and heard "If you want me to stay"--I'm not sure who the artist is--but I could definitely samba to it. Then an older song by Maxi Priest came on.
Beyond the radio, some sambas I've used-- Kiss Kiss by Stella Soleil, Young Americans by David Bowie. I usually end up with the "ballroom" sambas like "Baile de Osito", Ambosano and don't forget "Magalenha" by Sergio Mendes! And who could forget Juanes--he has a couple good sambas on "Un dia Normal".
I just turned on the radio (pop hit type) and heard "If you want me to stay"--I'm not sure who the artist is--but I could definitely samba to it. Then an older song by Maxi Priest came on.
Beyond the radio, some sambas I've used-- Kiss Kiss by Stella Soleil, Young Americans by David Bowie. I usually end up with the "ballroom" sambas like "Baile de Osito", Ambosano and don't forget "Magalenha" by Sergio Mendes! And who could forget Juanes--he has a couple good sambas on "Un dia Normal".
Phil Owl
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pygmalion said:
Another one for you:
Indigo Blues - Llorca (featuring Nicole Graham)
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70308080200&sql=Ahzfyxqy0ldje
Twilight_Elena
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Phil Owl said:
:lol: I grew up with Macarena, but I have to admit that it is evil. Spawn of the devil...
T_E
Mandicraft
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Kiss Kiss by Stella Soleil
Tic Tic Tac (Fruit of the Loop) by Fruit de la Passion (One of my favorites)
Aserejé (The Ketchup Song) by Las Ketchup
La Tortura (Shaketon Remix) by Shakira
Just a few that are played by the ballrom club that I go dancing at.
Tic Tic Tac (Fruit of the Loop) by Fruit de la Passion (One of my favorites)
Aserejé (The Ketchup Song) by Las Ketchup
La Tortura (Shaketon Remix) by Shakira
Just a few that are played by the ballrom club that I go dancing at.
