Duerme Negrito
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Duerme Negrito is a popular Latin America
n folkloric lullaby, originally from an area near the Venezuela
n and Colombia
n border. The song was compiled by Atahualpa Yupanqui
when visiting this region and popularized by himself and other musicians, such as Mercedes Sosa
and Daniel Viglietti
, when touring around the world.
The song tells the story of a mother who leaves her child in the care of a friend or neighbor while she goes out to work hard in the fields for no pay. It is sung by a black lady to the child who has been left under her care. This lady tells the child to fall asleep because his mother is working in the fields. The lady promises that the child's mother will bring him treats if he falls asleep.
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n folkloric lullaby, originally from an area near the Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n border. The song was compiled by Atahualpa Yupanqui
Atahualpa Yupanqui
Atahualpa Yupanqui was an Argentine singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer. He is considered the most important Argentine folk musician of the 20th century....
when visiting this region and popularized by himself and other musicians, such as Mercedes Sosa
Mercedes Sosa
Haydée Mercedes Sosa, known as La Negra, was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout South America and some countries outside the continent. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción. She gave voice to songs written by both...
and Daniel Viglietti
Daniel Viglietti
Daniel Alberto Viglietti Indart is an Uruguayan folk singer, guitarist, composer, and political activist. He is one of the main exponents of Uruguayan popular song and also of the Nueva Canción or "New Song" of the 1960s and early 1970s.He founded, in 1971, along with other musicians like José...
, when touring around the world.
The song tells the story of a mother who leaves her child in the care of a friend or neighbor while she goes out to work hard in the fields for no pay. It is sung by a black lady to the child who has been left under her care. This lady tells the child to fall asleep because his mother is working in the fields. The lady promises that the child's mother will bring him treats if he falls asleep.