La Tierra Del Olvido (song)
"La Tierra del Olvido" | ||||
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Single by Carlos Vives | ||||
from the album La Tierra del Olvido | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Vallenato-Moderno | |||
Length | 4:26 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carlos Vives, Iván Benavides | |||
Carlos Vives singles chronology | ||||
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"La Tierra del Olvido" (The Forgotten Land) is a song by the Colombian singer Carlos Vives, belonging to the album of the same name, which of was the first single. It is recognized as one of Carlos Vives's signature songs.
Composition
The song is a love song, but its title refers to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and all of Colombia.
Music video
In the music video, Carlos Vives is seen with his group playing next to the beach, which is interspersed with scenes of some indigenous Tayronas with their characteristic dress in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, performing their daily activities, as well as scenes of A couple in your home. It also shows images of the Ciudad Perdida, and ends with Carlos Vives on a rock, singing towards the Ocean
2015 Version
In July 2015, 20 years after the release of the original single, a new version of the song was released, included in the album Más Corazón Profundo: live from Santa Marta Bay.[1] The new version has the participation of several prominent Colombians artists, which are:[2]
- Coral Group
- Andrea Echeverri from the group Aterciopelados
- Fonseca
- Fanny Lu
- "El Cholo" Valderrama
- Herencia de Timbiquí
- Maluma
This version of the song was performed on video in the final hall of Colombia's pavillion at Expo 2015, held in Milan, Italy between 1st May and 31th October 2015.
Music video
The new version has a video showing several places in the native country of the artist, showing landscapes of the Isla de Providencia, Bogotá, the Tayrona National Natural Park, the Colombian Amazon, the Nevado del Ruiz Volcano, the eastern Llanos, The Valle del Cauca, Santa Rosalía (Vichada), Medellín, La Sabana de Bogotá, Cartagena de Indias, Santa Marta, Caño Cristales, Pereira, Lake Calima, Chicamocha Canyon, among other sites.
References
- ↑ "La nueva versión de "La Tierra del Olvido" de Carlos Vives". El Espectador. July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Carlos Vives lanza nueva versión de la canción La tierra del olvido". El Heraldo. July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.