La Bamba

Richard Lam's lyric manuscript of the song La Bamba, written circa 1987.
The manuscript is titled "La Bamba" and "Let's Bamba", and the song was released with the title "La Bamba". The song La Bamba was written by Richard Lam and sung by Elisa Chan, first released in the album Elisa (1987). Mother, The greatest song and Make it clear once for all, also written by Richard Lam, were included in the same album.

Date c.1987
Singer Elisa Chan
Material Type Print
Collection Memories of Renowned Lyricist: Richard Lam Chun Keung´s Manuscripts
Source Hong Kong Central Library
Repository Hong Kong Central Library
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Richard Lam's family
Accession No. lcs-richard-0383a
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