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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