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"Moliendo Café" is a song by Venezuelan composer Hugo Blanco. It was composed in 1958, when Blanco was 18 years old. Blanco's version hit #1 in Argentina and Japan in 1961.[1][2]
The story goes that Blanco's uncle, Jose Manzo Perroni, helped him compose it. In later years, Perroni claimed that he created the melody and sued his nephew.[3]
The first recording of "Moliendo Café" was made by Mario Suárez. Many consider Cuban singer Xiomara Alfaro's version to be the definitive Spanish language version.[who?] His version peaked at #1 in Peru.[4] Lucho Gatica's version of the song peaked at #3 in Spain.[5] Mina's version topped the Italian singles chart and was the #11 track on the end of year chart.[6] At present, the song has more than 800 versions in many languages. In Japan, the song's title was "Coffe Rumba". In Indonesia, the song's title was Kopi Dangdut and was a mega hit song of 1991 in Indonesia. Ricardo Montaner performed a cover of this song on his 2001 album, Sueño Repetido.
References
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 73 (27): 14. 1961-07-10. http://books.google.com/books?id=CiEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&dq=%22moliendo+cafe%22+intitle:billboard&hl=en&ei=P5CXTvzdCJGjtgfxk6CBBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 73 (4.): 14. 1961-11-13. http://books.google.com/books?id=ziAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22mexico%22+%22hits+of+the+world%22+intitle%3Abillboard&q=%22hits+of+the+world%22#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo Blanco
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc): 14. 1961-09-18. http://books.google.com/books?id=GCEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT14&dq=%22moliendo+cafe%22+intitle:billboard&hl=en&ei=5I-XTqe3JcOCtgfQ2-nqAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc): 32. 1961-11-20. http://books.google.com/books?id=diAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=%22mexico%22+%22hits+of+the+world%22+intitle:billboard&hl=en&ei=nIyXTvDaL8uitge2przsAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22hits%20of%20the%20world%22&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ I singoli più venduti del 1962 (Biggest-selling singles of 1962. In Italian). HitParadeItalia.it
External links
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- Number-one singles in Japan
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