Sopa de Caracol

For los Fabulosos Cadillac EP, see Sopa de Caracol (EP).
"Sopa de Caracol"
Single by Banda Blanca
from the album Sopa de Caracol
Released 1991
Format Airplay, Promo single
Genre Punta rock
Length 4:48
Label EMI
Writer(s) Hernán Chico Ramos, Juan Pilo Tejeda
Banda Blanca singles chronology
"Sopa de Caracol"
(1991)		 "Fiesta"
(1991)

"Sopa de Caracol" ("Conch Soup")[1] is a song performed by Honduran musical ensemble Banda Blanca. The song was written by Estuardo Sanchez, native from San Andres island, Colombia. It was released by EMI Latin in 1991 and achieve international success, peaking at number-one in the Billboard Top Latin Songs in the United States.[2][3] The song included elements of garifuna and punta that has been used as a promotion for the chamagü (ladino) region of Honduras.[2] About writing the song, Pilo Tejeda said: "We went to Tela and saw the 'garifunas' dance, and their habit is to take a conch soup when they finish their dance, and that is how the idea for the song was born."[4] Thanks to the song, Banda Blanca became the best-known Honduran band.[1]

The song debuted in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) chart at number 15 in the week of January 19, 1991, climbing to the top ten the following week.[5][6] "Sopa de Caracol" peaked at number-one in March 16, 1991,[7] replacing "Te Pareces Tanto a Él" by Chilean singer Myriam Hernández and being succeeded by "No Basta" by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita two weeks later.[8] "Sopa de Caracol" ended 1991 as the fifth best performing Latin single of the year in the United States,[9] was awarded the Silver Seagull at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival and received a nomination for a Lo Nuestro award.[2] Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Banda Maguey, Los Flamers, Wilkins and Tony Camargo have also recorded cover versions of the track.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Zuchore-Walske, Christine (2010). "Music and Dance". Honduras in Pictures (Lerner Publishing Group, Inc): 54. http://books.google.com/books?id=2-DzQ3f94lIC&pg=PA54&dq=banda+blanca+sopa+de+caracol&hl=en&ei=-IIzTYnFOoG4sAPZ5JG2BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=banda%20blanca%20sopa%20de%20caracol&f=false. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Recasens Barbara, Albert. "El Baile de las Caderas, el Impacto de la Punta en las Otredades". A Tres Bandas: Mestizaje, Sincretismo e Hibridación en el Espacio Sonoro Iberomericano (Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior): 146. http://books.google.com/books?id=k_Z-5zyJO50C&pg=PT144&dq=banda+blanca+sopa+de+caracol&hl=en&ei=-IIzTYnFOoG4sAPZ5JG2BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=banda%20blanca%20sopa%20de%20caracol&f=false. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Banda Blanca — Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/banda-blanca/chart-history/24732. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Banda Blanca" (in Spanish). Aldos del Recuerdo. http://www.aldosdelrecuerdo.com/bandablanca_historia.html. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Sopa de Caracol — Week of January 19, 1991". Billboard. January 19, 1991. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=1991-01-19&order=gainer. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Sopa de Caracol — Week of January 26, 1991". Billboard. January 26, 1991. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=1991-01-26. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Sopa de Caracol — Week of March 16, 1991". Billboard. March 16, 1991. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=1991-03-16. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  8. ^ "No Basta — Week of March 30, 1991". Billboard. March 30, 1991. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=1991-03-30. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Topping The Charts Year By Year". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 110 (48): LMQ3. November 28, 1998. http://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA38&dq=es+demasiado+tarde&hl=es&ei=LBExTc28B5CusAPI0JyGBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=es%20demasiado%20tarde&f=false. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Sopa de Caracol – Performers". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/search/track/Sopa+de+Caracol/order:default-asc. Retrieved January 15, 2011.