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Sonido Babel - La plena de Puerto Rico View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico, Venezuela

In this episode of Sonido Babel, we'll learn about plena: a musical genre from Puerto Rico that is played with a multitude of different instruments and deals with a plethora of topics from religion, events, recipes, advice, and even superstitions.

Seva Vive - 1. ¿Indocumentada o bien documentada? View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Puerto Rico

Luis López Nieves' short story "Seva" takes place during the 1898 US invasion of Puerto Rico, in the fictional town of the same name, Seva. The story, first published in the newspaper Claridad, and which many readers mistook for fact, has sparked a very real debate about culture, identity, history and truth amongst Puerto Ricans of all stripes. The documentary Seva Vive explores these themes.

Seva Vive - 2. La copla View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

History tells us that the 1898 U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico occurred in June and from the south. The fictional short story, Seva, tells a different story, one of an invasion from the east that came a month earlier. A type of musical oral history known as a "copla" mirrors the fictional story.

Seva Vive - 3. ¿Mito o conspiración? View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Historians discuss the extent to which popular myths such as Seva affect people's perception of history in Puerto Rico.

Seva Vive - 4. El diario del general Miles View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Historians continue to point out logical gaps which call the tale of Seva's accuracy into question.

Seva Vive - 5. La historia se da cuenta - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

What is history? What is fiction? Is history fact? Do people believe history or fiction more readily? These are the kinds of questions critics ask as "Seva Vive" continues.

Seva Vive - 5. La historia se da cuenta - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Historians continue to discuss the subjective nature of recorded history and the fine line between fiction and fact.

Información acerca de Yabla - Yabla Player

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Puerto Rico

This video will introduce you to the Yabla Player and how to use it, focusing on the key features such as integrated dictionaries, slow play, navigation and the Yabla Game.

Fiesta en Miami - Gente View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Ecuador, Puerto Rico

People. People. People. We usually love them and that’s why we talk with them. People from Puerto Rico, people from Ecuador. It doesn’t matter if they are bleeding or in love. We just can’t stop talking to people!

Carli Muñoz - Componer View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

We asked Carli Muñoz if he’d play a few bars of his latest compositions, and, luckily for us, he obliged. One of the tunes, “Portrait of Mia,” was written for his brand-new hija, Mia. We’re wondering if he’ll ever address her as mi’ja.

Carli Muñoz - Los Años Rock View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

“Rock en español” is what we refer to the relatively new movement of musicians from Spanish speaking countries singing in their native language. Back in the sixties and seventies, these musicians were taken up with rock like much of the rest of the world, but they sang in English. Puerto Rican Carli Muñoz explains while looking back over his career.

Carli Muñoz - Niñez - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Being a rebel is an undeniable part of becoming a rock star, and that’s something that Carli Muñoz couldn’t avoid when he was a kid. He had a head full of music, but little patience for music lessons. Lucky for him, the owner of the instrument store let him pound out his own musical education on the store piano.

Carli Muñoz - Niñez - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Some people say that rock ‘n roll is half attitude and half talent. We already know that Carli had enough disrespect for the rules to make it and in this video he makes it clear that he has enough respect for the music to complete the equation.

Baile Folklórico de Puerto Rico - Los Bailarines

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Nelly Ocacia and Benjamín Moldonado are both 19-year-old university students, and enjoy dancing with the Ballet Folklórico Guamanique when not studying. We caught up with them at the airport in San Juan, where they were welcoming new arrivals and seeing off departing passengers, much to the delight of travelers.

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