Lambada wave motion is reproduced by the dancers' bodies, and is one of the main elements that distinguish Lambada from other Latin dances. Around 1983, the Carimbó dance started again to be danced in couples, in a 2-beat style, something very close to Merengue, but with more spins. "Aurino Quirino Gonçalves", or simply Pinduca, is a Brazilian musician and singer in the north of Brazil (Amapá and Pará area), where it is strongly believed he is the true father of the lambada music. Pinduca is a musician and composer of mainly Carimbó. He is the singer and composer of the "King
Lambada were attracted to the sight of beautiful young people dancing sensuously in the sun, greatly boosted music sales. The "Lambada" song was actually an unauthorized translation of the 1981 song "Llorando se fue" (which means: "Crying he/she went away"), by the Bolivian group Los Kjarkas. Also, the dance arrangements were an identical cover from the version of "Llorando se fue" recorded by the Peruvian group Cuarteto Continental and produced by Alberto Maravi. Kaoma's "Lambada" was also a direct cover of Márcia Ferreira's legally authorized Portuguese-translated version of "Llorando se fue". Márcia Ferreira and José Ari wrote and adapted Los Kjarkas'