"Oubao Moin" | |
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Single by Roy Brown | |
from the album Distancias | |
Released | 1977 |
Recorded | 1976 |
Genre | Nueva Trova |
Label | Disco Libre |
Songwriter(s) | Juan Antonio Corretjer, Roy Brown |
"Oubao Moin" is a song by Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Roy Brown. The song is based on a poem from Juan Antonio Corretjer. The name means "Island of Blood," which is what the Taínos called Puerto Rico, though the song is entirely in Spanish. The song has been covered by numerous Puerto Rican artists and groups, such as Andres Jimenez, Haciendo Punto en Otro Son, Lucecita Benitez, and Tito Auger.