A perfectly played son mixing old and new textures, a great son altogether, a tribute song to Isaac Oviedo.
Congolese Rumba ,medium fast,male vocal,smooth and plenty of acoustic. breaks, performed by two of the Cuba and Congo legends of guitar and Tres: Papa Noel and Papi Oviedo.
Oh, let's pay homage to Isaac Oviedo, that maestro who gave us so many things, the great tres player, and in his cart he went playing, he went playing his rich sound. Let's pay homage to Isaac Oviedo, that maestro who gave us so many things, the great tres player, and in his cart he went playing, he went playing his rich sound. Isaac Oviedo. The tres sounded in the Prado and the boardwalk trembled. Papi Oviedo is playing and the nation knows it. One day he left Matanzas with the desire to succeed and to bring his music to the people who loved him. Bombo Layé. There comes Papi playing but with all his heart, a beautiful, elegant and tasty tribute. One day he left Matanzas with the desire to succeed and to bring his music to the people who loved him. Isaac Oviedo sang to you like no one else sang to you, a beautiful tribute, and I can tell you that. What is the name of the tres player? Look, I'm leading the rumba, I'm leading the rumba. Bombo layé, bombo layé, bombo layé, mom. What's the tres player's name? I never met him, gentlemen, and I'm leading him. Oh, it has to be, it has to be someone like you. I'm going on foot.
¡Ay!, vamos a hacerle un homenaje a Isaac Oviedo,
ese maestro que tantas cosas nos regaló,
el gran tresero y en su carreta iba tocando, iba tocando su rico son.
Vamos a hacerle un homenaje a Isaac Oviedo,
ese maestro que tantas cosas nos regaló,
el gran tresero y en su carreta iba tocando, iba tocando su rico son.
Isaac Oviedo.
El tres sonaba en el Prado y temblaba el malecón.
Papi Oviedo está tocando y lo sabe la nación.
De Matanzas salió un día con el afán de triunfar
y su música llevar al pueblo que lo quería.
Bombo Layé.
Ahí viene Papi tocando pero de todo corazón,
un homenaje bonito, elegante y sabrosón.
De Matanzas salió un día con el afán de triunfar
y su música llevar al pueblo que lo quería.
Isaac Oviedo te canto como nadie te cantó,
un homenaje bonito, y eso te lo digo yo.
¿Cómo se llama el tresero?
Mira que la rumba, que la rumba yo la llevo.
Bombo layé, bombo layé, bombo layé, mamá.
¿Cómo se llama el tresero?
No lo conocí, caballeros, y lo llevo.
¡Ay!, tiene que ser, tiene que ser alguien como tú.
Que yo me voy caminando.