Chiqui Chiqui

In the late 1980s, a new music genre emerged in Costa Rica that just seems to underline that the 80s were a bad time for everyone.

They call it Chiqui Chiqui, and I have no idea what that means. The movement (haha) spawned a slew of cheap music videos such as the one above called "Canchis Canchis."

The songs are silly, often giving nicknames to women or things. There was one about a love pill that featured angels and a giant pill. Others included chorographed dancing, and clothes that made James Brown look like a monk.

I saw Canchis Canchis on a bus on my way to a beach, but it wasn't the first time I had heard this song. When I was a kid in Guatemala, I remember Canchis Canchis was my brother's favorite song (his horrible music taste continues to this day). We had it recorded on a cassette tape that was lost during the move north.

It was weird, hearing a song that I had not heard in years.

So enjoy, a piece of my forgotten childhood.

UPDATE: After a few more listens, I think the song is about copulation. Or blondes. Or both.