What does "Bemba Colora" mean?

Question

Iv always wondered what does the words "bemba colora" mean from the song by Celia Cruz but i cant seem to find anything on it except the song. The lyrics as i understand says"Pa mi tu no eres nada, tu tienes la bemba colora" or in english " To me, your no one, you have the Bemba Colora" What does it mean?

Answer 1

Red big and thick lips, this is how black people are called in most of Latin American countries ( normal word ***** Bembon ). There its not like in Uk, I mean is not being racist,  that is normal over this countries to call black people like that. Anyway, even Celia Cruz was black and she had one. She was a really  good singer saying all the time AZUCAR ( sugar ). I hope this help you.

Answer 2

She sings the song in Lucumi (the African based language of Santeria). She herself doesn't know what the meaning of it is. She does it phonetically.  But it is word in Lucumi.

But from what I know the meaning of it is Big Red Lips.  It is referring people evolved from monkeys, based on the song. It's a ritual, that people of the santeria religion does,I am not too sure abou the ritual itself.

People get this confused with being of African descent but being a professor in social studies for the past 18 years research has been done on the religion of Santeria and travels to areas in Africa where they practice Santeria, Bemba Colora is an important ritual done to show gratification.

Answer 3

Bemba means "thick lips"

colorá is a mispronunciation of "colorada" = red (red colored)

Saying you have a "bemba colorada" is a bit racist, beacuse it implies being of african descendant.

That lyric actually means "for me you are nothing, because you have red thick lips" (because you are a blac*k man)

Answer 4

Bemba doesn't have a definition in english.

It means a mouth with big lips.

And colora means colorada but she says with like another accent so that is why she says colora.. or used to say.

Colorada means with color.

So it means like big lips with color.

Yeah, kinda difficult, lol

Answer 5

Well, I might be reported because somehow some people may think that the answer implies racism, but I can say  it is practically impossible to say in english. To understand it you must be Cuban

Something like "asere", "naguele", "qué vola"