~by Dena Burroughs

COSTA RICAN FESTIVAL 2007

David and I went on Sunday to Prado Park in Chino for the 2007 Costa Rican Festival.  As I do every year, we had a couple of Costa Rican tamales, a couple of Imperiales (C.R. beer), and saw the friends that I get to see only at this event.

Chino Espinoza y los Duenos del Son played around 4.30 pm, tired still from the night before when they played in Palm Springs, but Chinito, true to his heritage, made it sound great.  At the end of their set we got to hear the song 'Maria', out of his upcoming CD entitled the same (how cool is that for his wife!) and the song is beautiful.  The CD will be released on August 31st, at the next 'Secret Friday', which soon enough we'll hear about from Dimelo Records.

The DJ afterwards played varied music, including a cumbia which lyrics are too hilarious.  The clips below are from my compatriotas dancing to it with el brinquito (the hop).  My brother dances a mean Cumbia just like them, but he hasn't taught me the hop yet.  Shame on me. 

I had fun! Glad to have made it!

CUMBIA!