"Oubao Moin" is a song by Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Roy Brown. The song is based on a poem from Juan Antonio Corretjer. The name means "Island of Blood," or "Island of a mud" which is what the [Taíno-Kalinago] called Puerto Rico, though the song is entirely in Spanish.[1] The song has been covered by numerous Puerto Rican artists and groups, such as Andrés Jiménez, Haciendo Punto en Otro Son, Lucecita Benítez,[2] and Tito Auger.[3]
"Oubao Moin" | |
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Single by Roy Brown | |
from the album Distancias | |
Released | 1977 |
Recorded | 1976 |
Genre | Nueva Trova |
Label | Disco Libre |
Songwriter(s) | Juan Antonio Corretjer, Roy Brown |
References
edit- ^ "Oubao-Moin (Juan Antonio Corretjer - Roy Brown)".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Lucecita Benitez - Oubao Moin - En Vivo desde El Carnegie Hall. YouTube.
- ^ Oubao Moin. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.