Artist: TarateƱo Rojas
Author: Rigoberto Rojas Suares
Label: Caravelle
Year: 1959
Bolivian charanga, violin and piano player from Tarata, a village in the Cochabamba province. According to Huib Billiet in De Klank Van De Houten Druppel (BRT) the shuffle rhythm comes from the Isla de Pines, southeast of Cuba.
Covers:
Alberto Cortez [hit B]
Ping Ping & Al Verlaine [hit GER & NL]
Caterina Valente [as Suco Suco]
Maria Zamora [top 3 NL]
Leedy Trio [as Ay-ay-ay! Die Caballero; flexi commercial disc NL; stadion hit]
Eddy Christiani [as Zoeken Zoeken Mijn Sombrero]
Laurie Johnson Orch. [as Suku Suku in tv series Top Secret; top 10 UK]
Nat King Cole [as Step Right Up And Say You Love Me]
Teresa Brewer [idem]
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)