It’s viernes de nuevo. Welcome to another Friday Canción.

Hispanic Heritage Month ended on October 15 but I still want to share this song with you today. After all at Over The Andes we celebrate Hispanic and Latino culture all year through!

Today’s canci´on de viernes is La Gozera by Gente de Zona

“La Gozadera” is a Spanish term (identified as informal Venezuelan) which means good time or party.  The song was released by Cuban reggaeton duo Gente de Zona in 2015 and features Puerto Rican singer Marc Anthony.  The music video was directed by Alejandro Pérez and filmed in Cuba while the scenes with Marc Anthony were filmed in the Dominican Republic.  The video features dancers from the Cuban contemporary dance company, Ballet Revolución.

The song itself highlights the vitality, spirit and diversity of the Latino people. Characteristics and emblems (from food to musical genres) of several Latin American countries are identified and celebrated.  Set to a salsa beat, it’s one to get you moving.

Letras

Miami me lo confirmo
Gente de zona!
Puerto Rico me lo regaló (Marc Anthony)
Dominicana ya repicó (yeah le le yeah le le no)
Y del caribe somos tú y yo

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmo
Y el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló
Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó
Con México, Colombia y Venezuela y del caribe somos tú y yo
Repicando!

La cosa esta bien dura, la cosa esta divina
Perú con Hondura, Chile con Argentina
Panamá trae la zandunga, Ecuador Bilirrubina
Y Uruguay con Paraguay, hermano con Costa Rica

Bolivia viene llegando, Brasil ya esta en camino
El mundo se esta sumando, a la fiesta de los latinos

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmo
Y el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló
Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó
Con México, Colombia y Venezuela y del caribe somos tú y yo

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmo
Ay el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló
Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó
Con México, Colombia y Venezuela y del caribe somos tú y yo (Marc Anthony)

Vamos Guatemala, la fiesta te espera
Llama a Nicaragua, El Salvador se cuela
Loqueando desde Cuba y el mundo se entera
Si tú eres Latino, saca tu bandera

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmo
Y el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló
Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó
Con México, Colombia y Venezuela y del caribe somos tú y yo

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmo
Ay el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló (Boricua)
Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó
Con México, Colombia y Venezuela y del caribe somos tú y yo

Pa los parceros y las parceras
Ah, esta es la que hay papa
Ahora si! Nadie nos baja de aquí
Ponle ahí­

Yo te lo dije
Gente de zona
tú sabes!
Lo mejor que suena hoy!

Do you want to know what it means?

This next video plays La Gozadera while scrolling the English language translation.  I chose this one, created and uploaded by Danielle Chavez, as the images used showcase some beautiful scenery from across Latin America.

Using La Gozadera as a teaching or learning tool

Listen to the song.  List all the Latin American countries you hear called out. Next, use a blank map of Latin America and see how many of those countries you can accurately locate on the map.

To help you do this exercise, I’ve created a worksheet with maps.  Click here to download the lesson.

Pin It!

How many countries did you hear?

How many could you locate?

Hope you enjoyed the song and lesson.  Happy Friday!!!

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