'Besame Mucho' a very popular song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez, is well known internationally. Possibly the first time ever, it is played live here on the Indian Sitar and Piano with improvisations. Sitar - Sanjeeb Sircar, Piano - Arunava Chatterjee. http://www.sanjeebsircar.com Recorded using two cameras.
'Translated into dozens of languages and performed by hundreds of artists, the song has been an emblem of Latin identity, an anthem of lovers separated by World War II and perennial grist for lounge singers everywhere.
Recorded by artists both serious (the Beatles) and saccharine (Mantovani), "Bésame Mucho" has had more than two million performances on radio and television, according to BMI, the music publishing organization.
The English version, written by Sunny Skylar in 1944, was a hit that year for the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, with vocals by Kitty Kallen and Bob Eberly.'