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Artist: Flo Sandon's
Author: Roman Vatro/Franco Giordano
Label: MGM
Year: 1951
Original title: El Negro Zumbon. In Italian hit movie Anna dubbing for Silvana Mangano, who was once married with film director Dino De Laurentiis. The song and performance is rhythmically styled on the Brazilian 'bayon' (baião). Another song, T'Ho Voluto Bene (Non Dimenticar) was also introduced via Flo in that movie; it became a hit years later for Nat King Cole as Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget).
Covers:
Amália Rodrigues [as El Negro Zumbón (Anna)]
Silvana Mangano [as Anna (El N. Zumbon); top 5 US]
Perez Prado [idem]
Connie Francis [as Ana; Spanish version]
Peter Kraus [as Rumba-Anna]
Tom Springfield [as Anna (El Baion)]
Avalanches [in outro Frontier Psychiatrist]
Pink Martini [as Anna (El Negro Zumbon)]
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)