According to the interweb this popular folk song traces its lyrics to a poem written by Cuban poet José Martí. The official writing credits have been given to Joseíto Fernández, who first popularized the song on radio as early as 1929.
It was early in my life that the version written by the Pete Seeger-influenced American group - the Weavers and subsequently recorded and released by the Sandpipers in 1966 that really set it on the musical map. It rose to Number Nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
I've always associated it with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Why or how is anybody's guess.
This is a fun version performed by Cuban people all over the globe.
Guantanamera.
Enjoy.....
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