Potpourrí III

~ Recording by Willie Colón

Annotation

There is a fifth part to the medley, "mi bomba tumba lele", as yet unidentified.

Apart from the artists credited through the currently linked works, YouTube metadata lists Rafael Hernánez and Bobby Capó (presumably for Mamá, Borinquen me llama) as well as Gunther Salinger.

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-16 00:24 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Potpourri III4:23Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe feat. Yomo Toro & Héctor LavoeThe Good, the Bad, the UglyWillie Colón & Héctor Lavoe feat. Yomo ToroAlbum
Fania773 130 166-2

Relationships

guitar:Yomo Toro
lead vocals [lead singer]:Héctor Lavoe
recording of:1. De la Verdegué (bomba) (medley)
2. Santa María (plena) (medley)
3. Plena española (medley)
4. Mamá, Borinquen me llama (medley)

De la Verdegué (bomba)

writer:Tite Curet Alonso (Puerto Rican salsa composer)

Mamá, Borinquen me llama

lyricist:Virgilio Dávila (Puerto Rican poet)
composer:Carmelo Díaz Soler (Puerto Rican composer and band leader)
adaptation of:Nostalgia

Plena española

writer:Juanchín Ramírez (Puerto Rican composer, musician, band leader)

Santa María (plena)

writer:Manuel Jiménez (Puerto Rican songwriter, "Canario")