Today's song takes us to the island of Cuba and back to the days when our American friends were still allowed to travel there (sorry, 'Murica). Lagrimas Negras translates to "Black Tears" and the translation from Spanish suggests that age old story of girl leaves boy, boy is sad but not mad, misses girl. Trio Matamoros were three Cuban friends who were all singers and composers and who played guitar, claves and maracas, respectively. It looks like they were quite popular in the Americas and Europe and stayed together for 35 years before breaking up in 1960.
Kelly:
I am totally and completely meh about it. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. I mean, I guess it sounds pretty good? I like Cuban music, but this is just....ok. I didn’t feel anything listening to it. Definitely not one I would make an effort to listen to again. I just don't have much to say about it. 2/5
Holly:
3.5/5 This song grew on me bit by bit with every listen. There have been a trillion covers of this song, and like lots of latin music, I felt like maybe I’d heard it before. But I always think it’s cool how latin singers have this great ability to change the feel of the music with subtle changes in tone and vibrato. I also think it’s interesting how timeless this sounds (aside from recording quality). This is not life altering, but it’s nice. It’s a nice song.
Have a listen for yourself, let us know your thoughts!
Lagrimas Negras - Trio Matamoros
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