La Casa en el Aire
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| "La Casa en el Aire" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Genre | Vallenato |
| Songwriter | Rafael Escalona |
"La Casa en el Aire" (translation "the house in the air") is a Colombian vallenato song written and performed by Rafael Escalona.[1][2][3][4][5]
In its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time, El Tiempo, Colombia's most widely circulated newspaper, ranked the versions of the song by Bovea y sus Vallenatos at No. 11.[6] Viva Music Colombia rated the song No. 9 on its list of the 100 most important Colombian songs of all time.[7]
The first recorded version of "La Casa en el Aire" was by Carlos Román and Aníbal Velásquez's Los Vallenatos del Magdalena in 1958.[8] Since then the song has been recorded by multiple artists, including Bovea y Sus Vallenatos, Carlos Vives, Lola Flores, Roberto Torres, Piper Pimienta y Su Orquesta, Trio La Rosa, Ricardo Torres, Rosario, Gabriel Romero y Su Seleccion Colombia, Don Medardo y sus Players, Los Cañaguateros & Aníbal Velásquez, Catalino Y Su Conjunto, Las Emes, Carmiña Gallo, and Jaime Llano González Su Organo Y Rítmos.[9]