Song Information
The lyrics and music of Kaoma's "Chorando se foi (Lambada)" are an unauthorized translation of the song "Llorando se fue", originally composed, performed and recorded by the Bolivian Andean pop group Los Kjarkas in 1981. The song's lyrics and music had been lawfully registered in 1985 by the founding members of Los Kjarkas- Gonzalo and Ulises Hermosa- in Germany's Music and Authors Society (GEMA). The unauthorized copy by Kaoma led to a successful 1990 lawsuit by Los Kjarkas against Kaoma producer Jean-Claude Bonaventure.
According to Gonzalo Hermosa, Los Kjarkas had based "Llorando se fue" from a small, nostalgic Andean melody. Their song was written in a sad and slow Afro-Bolivian Saya rhythm.
Prior to Kaoma's 1989 release of the song, several covers of "Llorando se fue" had been released as dance tracks:
- 1984 – Cuarteto Continental from the LP Fiesta de Cumbias
- 1984 – Armonia 10 from the LP El Chinchorro, Vol. 2
- 1984 – Sexteto Internacional
- 1984 – Tropical Pingüino
- 1984 – Wilkins from the album Una Historia Importante – 15 Grandes Exitos
- 1985 – Juan "Corazón" Ramón from the album Cada Día Mejor
- 1985 – Don Medardo y sus Player from the album Lo Mejor del Año, Vol.4
- 1985 – Vico y su Grupo Karicia from the LP Voz y sentimiento
- 1986 – Márcia Ferreira
- 1986 – Los Graduados from the album Flor de un día
- 1987 – Sonora Andacollo from the album Norte Tropical – Lambada
- 1988 – Los Hermanos Rosario from the album Otra Vez
- 1988 – Ana Morena from the compilation album Baila Baila Baila, Vol. 2
- 1988 – Sonora Junior L. Palacios from the album Que Siga La Cumbia, Vol. 3
- 1988 – Tropicalismo Apache from the album Exitos Quemantes
- 1989 – Los Flamers from the album Gran Reventon Gran, Vol. 5
In 1984 an upbeat version of the song introducing the accordion was released by the Peruvian group Cuarteto Continental, whose arrangements (produced by Alberto Maravi) were later copied by Kaoma. The first Portuguese translation and recording of "Llorando se fue" – as "Chorando se foi" – was released by Brazilian singer-songwriter Márcia Ferreira (with co-writer José Ari) in 1986 under her third album.
Nowadays the song is credited to the Hermosa brothers (authors), Alberto Maravi, Márcia Ferreira and José Ari.
In France, the song was used in a television advertisement for Orangina.
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