Japan La Bamba

[Sukiobi]

You know in the 90s there were this Salsa (yeah salsa!) Group called La Orquesta de la Luz (Orchestra of the Light) All japanese, lead singer female her spanish pronuntiation flawless. They were very popular in Latin America and the music was really good.

[softypapa]

@Sukiobi La Orquesta de la Luz sounds like a great band. I may try to find them on YouTube. Thanks for the tip. ~Kurt :-)

[TommyTurntables1]

He did good, But still it would have been funny to hear "Ra-Ra-Ra-Bamba" ;-)

[lordpoee]

wow, they rocked that song!

[ChrisXDumbass]

Wow, he is saying the words perfectly, with the accents and everything, they did a great job with it!

[zilzila007]

awesome^^

[trebornoican]

i used to sing the song 'la bamba' when i was in the philippines.. aawwww!

[softypapa]

@trebornoican It's such a great song! Have a great day my friend! ~Kurt :-)

[gravityman000]

that would be crazy if spanish music would become big in japan.

[ozzy78]

they are pretty good. and the crowd was really into it too!

[softypapa]

@ozzy78 This crowd was especially great. Jim told me that most of the guys at that front table were musicians. ~Kurt :-)

[Kenpachizeraki56]

wow this is interesting " Japan La Bamba" sounds really good

[pestr999]

I'm glad they don't wear mariachi outfits while singing that. :)

[xiKUDx]

Ra ra ra ra ra bombwa.

[TiramisuHappy]

Generally speaking, the Japanese have far easier time pronouncing Italian and Spanish words than, say, English or French because of the similar phonetics.

"Una poca de gracia..

Ay, arriba arriba

Yo no soy marinero, soy capitan

Soy capitan, soy capitan..."

Yeah, 簡単すぎる (WAY too easy!!) ; P

[softypapa]

@TiramisuHappy Thank you for adding this information. I had no idea there might be such similarities between the sounds made in these different languages. Very interesting! ~Kurt :-)

[Tirabaralla]

@softypapa

The huge difference is the pronunciation of vowels.

We (I am italian) pronounce vowels as "pure", "simple" sounds...in english for example, if u think about it, some vowels actually are formed of 2 sounds...

Dunno if I made sense ^_^

[willi211191]

@TiramisuHappy

very true!

he sang it almost perfectly! Bien Hecho! Well done!

but yeah, we spanish speakers also have it easier to pronounce japanese words because of the reason you obviously gave

regards from Chile! =)

[softypapa]

@willi211191 Wow! I am so happy to hear from a native Spanish speaker that he did so well. If I have a chance you can be sure I will communicate your comment to him. My hope to to somehow get this video URL to the bands so they can view and (if possible) read everyone's comments. Thanks again for such valuable and appreciated input! ~Kurt :-)

[AndreR241]

¿Fiesta Español?

[softypapa]

@AndreR241 Viva la fiesta! ~Kurt :-)

[heinrichguzmann]

@AndreR241  nope, La Bamba is from Mexico

[AndreR241]

@heinrichguzmann Oh, thanks for correcting me!

[Sukiobi]

OMG! that's was one of my favorite song when i was growing up! He is good, he's spanish is ok too. wooohooo i dont why people arent dancing yeah! para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia!

[softypapa]

@Sukiobi That would have been cool if people had danced. The tight quarters would have made things very personal! ~Kurt :-)

[Andynaruto61]

Well, the L sound is right, but the Japanese can't pronounce the letter "R" also can they? Like for example the anime of One Piece (Real good).

The main character is named Ruffy, but with subtitles and such, it's Luffy.

Also it sounds like Luffy when they say it. Are they anymore stuff like that in Japan?

[dravarian26]

@Andynaruto61 It sounds kind of like a combined r and l whenever I here it like they dont have the back or the front of their tongues touching the top of the mouth, more like the middle.

[MelbShaw]

@Andynaruto61 they can pronounce the letter r the proof? they can say rei, but they probably can't roll the r

[elsamuraiguapo]

Interesting, first time I've seen Spanish being sung in Japan.

[softypapa]

@elsamuraiguapo Me too! I was delighted when I heard that opening riff! ~Kurt :-)

[fulcher33]

First! These guys were really fun.