Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Ecuadorian filmmaker, Julia Silva, shares with us a bit about her second short film, "Crisálida" (Chyrsalis), as well as what she loves about shorts as opposed to feature films.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Young and beautiful, strong and sensitive, Julieta Venegas reaches more music listeners every day. “El Presente” is one of her most famous songs—here is its “unplugged” version.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Mmmm. A feast of flowers. Literally. This music video features lovely ladies in flowing dresses stuffing their faces with petals, stems and pollen. We can’t tell whether it’s right or wrong, but it’s fun to watch.
Difficulty: Beginner
Puerto Rico
Kany Garcia is known for being on the first season of Objectivo Fama (Puerto Rico’s American Idol). Kany suffered a serious car accident during the show, but made an almost full recovery. Kany has turned into a sought-after composer/songwriter (for the winning song of "Objectivo Fama" as well as others) and a recording artist in her own right.
Difficulty: Beginner
Puerto Rico
Encarnita (Kany) García had her first brush with fame on the Puerto Rican talent-search show Objetivo Fama in 2004. But she had to pull out of the OF competition after a terrible car accident landed her in intensive care… Luckily, things have looked up since then. After writing songs for fellow OF alum Janina, singer/songwriter Kany released her own album, Cualquier Día, in 2007 to critical acclaim.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Kany García has been enjoying a successful career and winning some of the most prestigious Spanish music awards, but if you go by this song, her love life hasn’t been quite as satisfying. Well, luckily, she’s found a solution to this problem (batteries sold separately).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
What happens when you put beautiful and beautiful together? The amazing beaches of Guerrero, Mexico get an extra lift when Puerto Rican singing sensation Kany Garcia sings to her loved one. The song in this video is titled "Estigma de Amor"(Stigma of Love), and its lyrics fit perfectly with such a romantic setting.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina, Spain
Goy plays guitar and sings for Karamelo Santa, one of the best ska bands in Latin America. Argentina is the band’s homeland (they are practically from the Pampas). But the 7 boys with wild hair and wild songs do not sing around a Gaucho campfire; their sound reverberates in the world’s largest cities.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina, Spain Mendoza
Here’s the second part of the interview with Goy of Karamelo Santo. They are among the leaders of their home country’s independent music scene (Argentina). All their records were self produced—the major labels just weren’t interested in a band which plays free shows for the unemployed and pokes fun at the international monetary fund.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina, Spain Mendoza
The guys from Karamelo Santo are not only great musicians enjoying success far away from their hometown—they’re also really humble and contribute to new bands' careers in Mendoza. They know how hard the path is, and they’re happy to share their experiences with the very people who recognized them first.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina, Spain Mendoza
In this video Goy talks about his family, his future as a musician and shares his point of view on piracy. Surely, these guys make music for the sake of music and have a great time sharing their work with the world. So, don’t be shy and take a look at this eclectic, funky and interesting band!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina
Karamelo Santo performs a new version of perhaps their best known song... "Nunca, que no digan nunca" may be translated as "Never... say never," but Karamelo Santo's ska-infused sound is about as far from Justin Bieber's as you can get.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina
Karamelo Santo is an Argentinian band known for mixing rock, ska, jazz, salsa, folk, rap, reggae, funk and cumbia. Hear some of these types of music mixed together in "Vivo en una isla," or "I Live on an Island" in English.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
19 year old Kat de Luna was born in the Bronx and raised in the Dominican Republic where she received operatic vocal training. Relocating to the States as a pre-teen, she entered and won a Karaoke contest where the legendary Cuban salsero Rey Ruiz gave Kat advice that she carries with her today, “nobody knows you better than you do, and no one can help you if you can’t help yourself.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
How is the weather on the fifth season? According to this video we should expect some winds with a few sunny flashbacks. And there is also a chance of Marc Anthony, mostly know for being Jennifer Lopez’s significant one.
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