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La ronda del vaquero -or- Jinetes en el Cielo   Message List  
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Re: [zarzuela] La ronda del vaquero -or- Jinetes en el Cielo

Julian Ingram <julian.ingram@...> writes:
>I eventually bought the Vela CD "Grandes de Zarzuela" and the same aria
>is track# 8 on that CD, but the disc list it as "Ramona" (which I know
>is incorrect). I'd always heard this tune as a folk tune called
>"Jinetes en el Cielo." Is this the correct zarzuela it is from? Some
>search on the internet revealed a few hits listing the song as "La
>ronda del vaquero." Any information provided would be greatly appreciated.

Julian, it's a Spanish version of the popular American cowboy song
"Ghost Riders in the Sky"! I particularly like Sagi-Vela (my favourite
singer) doing the equivalents of the "yippee-aye-ay" refrain!!

CW
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Christopher Webber, Blackheath, London, UK
http://www.zarzuela.net
"ZARZUELA!" The Spanish Music Site



Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:07 pm

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I recently acquired a Luis Sagi Vela record without a label, but it contains various songs from zarzuelas. One track struck a chord with me and I don't know...
Julian Ingram
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Mar 29, 2008
7:49 pm

... Julian, it's a Spanish version of the popular American cowboy song "Ghost Riders in the Sky"! I particularly like Sagi-Vela (my favourite singer) doing the...
Christopher Webber
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Mar 29, 2008
8:09 pm

... Thanks so much, Christopher for the quick response! The 'yippee-aye-ay' is quite amusing to me as well. With this version, in particular, when Sagi-Vela...
Julian Ingram
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Mar 30, 2008
2:37 am

... Julian, as you say there are various versions of this disc. This is the order on the original LP: Luis Sagi Vela Canciones y romanzas Orquesta de Camera de...
Christopher Webber
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Mar 30, 2008
8:29 am

I was just listening to Sagi Vela'sĀ recording the other day and marveled at the combination of an American cattle drive folk Western that brings Zane Grey to...
Mariano
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Mar 31, 2008
5:37 pm

I was just listening to Sagi Vela'sĀ recording the other day and marveled at the combination of an American cattle drive folk Western that brings Zane Grey to...
Mariano
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Mar 31, 2008
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