Please skip the first 2 paragraphs if you are familiar with what I'm trying to do.
Caballo Viejo is an iconic tune written by Simón Diaz, a Venezuelan Singer-Composer working in the tradition of the Llanos, a Savana like Plains region that stretches from Colombia into Venezuela. The region has it's own pace and it's music incorporates it's own stylistic cues that betray it as being uniquely "Llanera".
Simón Diaz has written quite a few works, but Caballo Viejo is the one piece that made world take notice. This song has been covered by greats like Celia Cruz, Juan Gabriel, Julio Iglesias, Roberto Torres, Ruben Blades and even Placido Domingo had a go of it.
I will post many versions of this particular song and donate the SBD to someone from Venezuela in an attempt to stem hunger. The idea is: Algo de Venezuela pa Venezuela, or something from Venezuela for Venezuela. If many people follow this idea and do the same it will be a nice boost to moral support for our brothers and sisters from Venezuela.
I hope you enjoy this version of Caballo Viejo from Colombia.
