RASPA, LA
Created on 24/03/2012Latest update on 12/07/2021
Artist: Orquesta de Juan S. Garrido
Author: traditional
Label: Peerless
Year: 1946
Simple dance from east Mexico (Jalisco, Veracruz), almost doubling for an Italian military march. Not to be confused with the Mexican Hat Dance (see: El Jarabe Tapatio).
Covers:
- 1946:
Henri René [as a musette]
- 1947:
Ricardo Montalban [dances La Raspa in film Fiesta; see also: La Bamba]
- 1948:
- 1949:
- 1950:
- 1950:
Helma & Selma [as De Raspa]
- 1950:
Orkest Zonder Naam [idem]
- 1950:
- 1951:
- 1955:
Werner Covington [as La Raspa (Mexican Hat Dance)]
- 1959:
- 1961:
Annette Funicello [as Como Esta Usted (Rock La Raspa)]
- 1961:
- 1962:
Chubby Checker [as Mexican Hat Twist]
- 1962:
- 1965:
- 1980:
Annie Cordy [as Senorita Raspa]
- 1982:
Gigliola Cinquetti [as La Raspa Comandata]
- 1992:
- 2000:
- 2003:
DJ Golddigger [as De Raspa]
