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Music Trekking: The History of La Bamba

Let’s Stomp and Shake to… La Bamba! Who would think that a humble little folksong from the region of Vera Cruz, Mexico would grow up to be a best-loved song all over the world – and even get itself listed as # 345 in Rolling Stone’s Magazine’s List of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Such is the impressive history of a song called “La Bamba”. Although La Bamba has been… Read More

Category: Contributing Writer, Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou, Video Tags: Folk Music, folk song, folksong, greatest songs of all time, La Bamba, Mexican Folk Song, music, Music History, vera cruz mexico

Music Trekking: Down By the Ocean

Wild and Free Are you lucky enough to go on vacation to the seashore this summer? If you have you’ve probably noticed some wonderful creatures that live in and around the seas like crabs, starfish, conch shells, jellyfish, or maybe even a dolphin jumping through the waves. Have you ever thought about how important it is to keep the oceans clean so all these amazing creatures can be a part of our… Read More