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5 unusual facts about Oye Como Va


Arsenio Rodríguez

As David García points out, the first four beats of the actual break have a rhythm below which was used repeatedly in the subsequent decades, most famously by Tito Puente and later Carlos Santana in "Oye Como Va"—Moore (2007).

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When the pattern is used as a type of block chord guajeo, as in "Oye Como Va," it's referred to as ponchando.

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2 Live Crew sampled the song on the track "Mamolapenga" on their 1990 album Banned in the U.S.A.

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Latin rapper and singer Gerardo covered the song on his 1991 debut album, "Mo' Ritmo".

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The song is referenced in the Syfy Channel's Warehouse 13 series in the second season episode "Around the Bend".



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