| "La flor de la canela" | |
|---|---|
 Chabuca singing in 1960 | |
| Single by Chabuca Granda | |
| English title | The Cinnamon Flower |
| Released | 7 January 1950 |
| Recorded | 1953 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:21 |
| Songwriter(s) | Chabuca Granda |
| Music video | |
| "La flor de la canela" on YouTube | |
"La flor de la canela", commonly translated to the English language as "The Cinnamon Flower", is a Creole waltz composed by the Peruvian singer-songwriter Chabuca Granda.
The song was first recorded in 1950 by the musica criolla trio Los Morochucos. However, it would be the 1953 version recorded by Los Chamas, another musica criolla ensemble, that would bring the song and Chabuca Granda widespread notability in Spain and Latin America with over 600 versions of the song being available.[1]
Since then, the song has become an unofficial anthem for Lima, the capital of Peru.[2]
- ^ "7 datos que debes conocer sobre La flor de la canela". Canalipe.tv. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ García, Oscar (3 September 2020). "70 años de "La Flor de la Canela": la historia de la canción que Chabuca Granda le compuso a una vieja amiga". El Comercio. Retrieved 4 May 2021.