My Trip To Peru

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by moses

Perhaps the most amazing thing was the church there. Our first experience there was the Saturday night youth service, which apparently means anyone from about age 10 to age 80. We were introduced to a song the kids really liked. I'm not sure of the name but we called it "Conquistador." I tried to find out who sang it originally but never got a very clear answer. I can play the music on the guitar but the words are another story. So if anyone knows of a song whose chorus goes "Yo soy un conquistador, yo soy más que vencedor" I'd love to know the rest of the words and who sings it. Our youth group would love it. Much Googling turned up nothing, so I turn to you for help there.

Do I see another Procol Harum lawsuit on the horizon?

Originally Posted by moses

A special thanks goes out to Shane from Orphan Project, who sent us a bunch of CDs to give away to the kids there. It's nice to be able to give something to people who have nothing, and few gifts are greater than the gift of prog! ;-) We also brought a whole bunch of clothing and games for the kids, which were definitely needed. The night before we left we discovered that we had more than enough money to get back home so we gave all the extra to the couple who live and work there. They told us that they had just been telling the kids to pray because they had no money to buy food for that week, and now they'll be able to eat!

The seems a rather inappropriate gift for someone who has nothing? And, how will they play the CD?

[moses]

Originally Posted by VAXman

Do I see another Procol Harum lawsuit on the horizon?

That definitely occurred to me but the songs sound nothing alike.

Originally Posted by VAXman

The seems a rather inappropriate gift for someone who has nothing? And, how will they play the CD?

Do you mean the food, clothing and toys or the CD? Don't answer that, I know. It occurred to me too. But there is a CD player in the children's home, so they can listen to it along with a bunch of other CDs that have been donated.

I also left them the guitar I brought with me - unfortunately it was a very cheap one I wasn't worried about getting ruined by airports or travel or weather or kids. I had no problem bringing it on the planes (as a "personal item") or with anything else. The folks who work there said they can teach the kids how to play it and are also getting a keyboard and a drum set from someone else. So with Orphan Project CDs and a budding band of orphans on the horizon, look out for Proyecto Huerfano in a few years!

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by moses

That definitely occurred to me but the songs sound nothing alike.



Do you mean the food, clothing and toys or the CD? Don't answer that, I know. It occurred to me too. But there is a CD player in the children's home, so they can listen to it along with a bunch of other CDs that have been donated.

I also left them the guitar I brought with me - unfortunately it was a very cheap one I wasn't worried about getting ruined by airports or travel or weather or kids. I had no problem bringing it on the planes (as a "personal item") or with anything else. The folks who work there said they can teach the kids how to play it and are also getting a keyboard and a drum set from someone else. So with Orphan Project CDs and a budding band of orphans on the horizon, look out for Proyecto Huerfano in a few years!

As a big fan of the latin prog scene, that would be great.