The song in Portuguese was a mix cover of the 1986 hit 'Chorando Se Foi' by Márcia Ferreira (with lyrics translated to Portuguese) and the Cuarteto Continental hit 'Llorando Se Fue' (the first upbeat version of the song introducing the accordion), released in 1984 through the Peruvian record label INFOPESA and produced by Alberto Maraví both songs were adapted from the 1981 Bolivian song ' Llorando se fue' by Los Kjarkas.Īt the time of release, 'Lambada' was regarded as the most successful European single in the history of CBS Records, with sales of 1.8 million copies in France and more than four million across Europe. The accompanying music video, filmed on Cocos beach in the city of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia, Brazil featured the Brazilian child duo Chico & Roberta. It featured guest vocals by Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz, and was released as the first single from Kaoma's debut album, Worldbeat (1989).
' Lambada', also known as ' Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)' or ' Llorando Se Fue (Lambada)' (both meaning 'crying, he/she went away' in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively), is a song by French-Brazilian pop group Kaoma. Los Kjarkas, Gonzalo & Ulises Hermosa-Gonzales
