El Capitan

from Cuban Candles by The Cuban Cowboys

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Here's TCC's debut album. Includes liner notes from author Ned Sublette ("Cuba and It's Music'). Also includes immediate download of 10-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

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lyrics

El Capitan

Esto es pa(ra) mi vino, esto es pa(ra) mi pan This is for my wine, this is for my bread.
Esto es pa(ra) mi padre, que era un Capitan This is for my father, who was a Captain.
He was a macho sailor, Havana Cuban man.
Even though he no speaka the Englistch
He was a lady’s man.

He went to Costa Rica.
He sailed to Panama.
Making me muchas hermanitas pero no con mi mama
Lots of baby sisters…but/just not with my mom
But far across the ocean
There was a port of call
It was his home. It would be his fall.

Esto es pa(ra) mi vino, esto es pa(ra) mi pan This is for my wine, this is for my bread.
Esto es pa(ra) mi padre, que era un Capitan This is for my father, who was a Captain.
He was such a drinker
He brought the sea to land
Poured its salt on my mama’s wounds
With the back of his hand.

credits

from Cuban Candles, released October 9, 2008

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The Cuban Cowboys San Francisco, California

The Cuban Cowboys mix indie rock with traditional Cuban music. Really? Yup. We been standing on the corner of Brooklyn and Matanzas since 2000. Where you been?