Artist: Esperanza Gustino
Author: Perez Pilar
Label: Bel Air
Year: 1964
Perez Pilar and Esperanza Gustino are an alias for Gerard Gustin. Also on that EP: La Bostella du tiercé, Dansons la Bostella and Ding dong Bostella. Honoré Bostel, co-author of Dansons la Bostella, gave his name to this polonaise.
Covers:
Club Carlos de Puntella [as Bostella craze in Germany]
Bob Azzam [as Wir tanzen Bostella]
Soul Brothers [as Ska Bostella, crediting Coxsone Dodd]
Bloaskapel De Heikneuters [as Bostella]
Johnny Kraaykamp & Rijk de Gooyer [n°1 NL as De Bostella]
Wilmari's [along with Johnny Hoes as We Dansen Samen De Bostella]
In June 2000 a few versions appeared in the Edouard Baer film La Bostella. In the film What's New Pussycat Romy Schneider and Peter O'Toole dance to something similar. See: Marriage, French Style. Raymond Van het Groenewoud's song on Intiem ('88) is his own.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)