All lyrics and images are ed to their respective owners. The phrase is the title of a poem by juan antonio corretjer, which was made into a song by roy brown and updated by puerto rican spanishrock group fiel a. Jun 08, 2014 roy brown is our own silvio rodriguez and pablo milanes, one of those central figures of the boomer independence movement. All tracks are written by juan antonio corretjer and roy brown, except where noted. Roy brown ramirez born july 18, 1945 in orlando, florida is a puerto rican musician and singer. From borinquen a name puertoricans proudly call themselves, boricua from the song title means the same in the aboriginal language. Distancias en vivo is the first live album released by roy brown. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Like the distancias album, released in 1977, most of the songs featured in this live album are based on juan antonio corretjers poems, including the title song. Roy brown ramirez music, videos, stats, and photos. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. For those of you who arent familiar, the song, originally from singer roy brown and based on an old poem by juan antonio corretjer, tells the story of a new yorkborn puerto rican who feels he would be boricua even if he was born on the moon. Among the important issues of those days were racism, the civil rights movement and the vietnam war. Culturas willy did a great version of this on a banco popular christmas special a year or so ago.
Brown s father was an american naval officer and his mother a native of puerto rico. Nothing is owned by me please note that if you are under 18, you wont be able to access this site. Silvio rodriguez roy brown y afrocuba arboles mp3 album. Browns father was an american naval officer and his mother a native of puerto rico. The album also features singing contributions from cubans pablo milanes on negrito bonito and anabell lopez on ohe nene.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Brown was raised during turbulent times in the united states. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from roy brown ramirez. Other guest artists were adean caban and mike villegas. To provide any feedback to us, please leave comments on feedback page. Roy brown ramirez poema por juan antonio corretjer all rights belong to their respective owners. Based on a poem by juan antonio corretjer, this is one of those transnational declarations of independence. The song is based on a poem by juan antonio corretjer.