Angelitos Negros

from For the Record by Sia-Love

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Writer(s): Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez Maciste
Album cover: artist unknown, from pinterest

Many well known artists around the globe have covered this song, including Eartha Kitt and Roberta Flack. I render a soft hip-hop version inspired by Eartha Kitt's rumba version.

lyrics

Pintor nacido en mi tierra
Con el pincel extranjero
Pintor que sigues el rumbo
De tantos pintores viejos
Aunque la virgen sea blanca
Píntale angelitos negros
Que también se van al cielo
Todos los negritos buenos
Pintor si pintas con amor
Por qué desprecias su color?
Si sabes que en el cielo
También los quiere Dios
Pintor de santos alcoba
Si tienes alma en el cuerpo
Por qué al pintar en tus cuadros
Te olvidaste de los negros
Siempre que pintas iglesias
Pintas angelitos bellos
Pero nunca te acordaste
De pintar un ángel negro

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from For the Record, track released June 3, 2016
Writer(s): Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez Maciste
Performed: Sia-Love
Guitar: David Goodlett
Percussions: Kele Nitoto
Drums programmed: Andre Neal
Recorded at Data Stream Studios
Mixed and Mastered by Aristotle The Great

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Sia-Love Oakland, California

Cosmopolitan and beautifully untamed, Sia- Love defies expectation. Lyrics steeped in fusions of world, hip-hop, and jazz Sia-Love's sound is classic and timeless.

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