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“Oye Como Va” is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana’s cover of the song in 1970 on their album Abraxas, helping to catapult Santana into stardom with the song reaching #13 on the Billboard Top 100. The song also reached #11 on Billboard’s Easy Listening survey and #32 on their R&B chart. It was inspired by Israel “Cachao” Lopez’s “Chanchullo.“ The title comes from the first words: {|class=“wikitable” |- | Spanish: | English: |- |Oye como va |(Literally) Listen to how it goes (Colloquially “Hey, what’s up?“ or “Check it out!“) |- |Mi ritmo |My rhythm |- |Bueno pa’ gozar |“Good for enjoying” or “good to enjoy” |- |Mulata |See: Mulatta |} The fact that the phrase “Oye como va”... Read on...