Lambada (song) Lambada (song) "Lambada", also known as "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" or "Llorando se fue (Lambada)" (both meaning "Crying [he/she] went away" in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively), is a song recorded by French-Brazilian pop group Kaoma. This song is part of many ethnic places and cultures such as Latin America and the Philippines. It features guest vocals by Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. It was released as the first single from Kaoma's debut album "Worldbeat". The video, filmed on Cocos beach in the city of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, features the Brazilian child duo Chico & Roberta. The song
Lambada to side movements and many spins and hip movement, which became the basis of the lambada. After a while, a local radio station from Belém (Pará's capital city) started to call this new type of music "the strong-beated rhythm" and "the rhythms of "lambada"". The term "lambada" had a strong appeal and began to be associated with the new emerging face of an old dancing style. The word "lambada" means "strong slap" or "hit" in Portuguese. However, as a dance form, "lambada" is of obscure etymology. In Portuguese it may refer to the wave-like motion of a whip. This flowing