| "Oubao Moin" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Roy Brown | |
| from the album Distancias | |
| Released | 1977 |
| Recorded | 1976 |
| Genre | Nueva Trova |
| Label | Disco Libre |
| Songwriter(s) | Juan Antonio Corretjer, Roy Brown |
"Oubao Moin" is a song by Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Roy Brown. The song is based on a poem from Juan Antonio Corretjer. The name means "Island of Blood," or "Island of a mud" which is what the [Taíno-Kalinago] called Puerto Rico, though the song is entirely in Spanish.[1] The song has been covered by numerous Puerto Rican artists and groups, such as Andrés Jiménez, Haciendo Punto en Otro Son, Lucecita Benítez,[2] and Tito Auger.[3]