Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Spanish singer-songwriter, Luis Guitarra, shares with us his beautiful and inspirational melody, "Todo va a ir bien" [Everything's Going to Be Alright].
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Popular Mexican singer Luis Miguel performs the Spanish version of the holiday classic "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." Enjoy the official video for this tune from the album "Navidades" (Christmas).
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Luis Miguel performs his famous tune, "La Bikina," which refers to a tormented woman. Composed by Ruben Fuentes, some say he coined the term after seeing women in bikinis during a walk on the beach, while others claim it was inspired by a legend during the times of the Cristeros in Jalisco, Mexico.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Lupita Infante, the daughter of legendary Mexican singer-songwriter Pedro Infante, brings us this Christmas tune with a jazz flare.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
"Mambe & Danochilango" sing about a "Cumbia Universal" [Universal Cumbia] with the power to liberate individuals and unite nations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Is it by chance that Diego Maradona IS Maradona and you are not? “Life is a raffle, lottery or game of chance,” claims the refrain of this catchy song by Manu Chao. But if you were Maradona, what would you do? Would you live like him? Listen in and ponder the question.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Manu Chao is French, but he has Spanish roots. He sings in six or seven different languages, from Spanish to English to Arabic, and his music has even more diverse influences. “Clandestino,” the title track from Manu’s first album, deals with the issue of immigration: “I wrote it about the border between Europe and those coming from poorer nations. Look around – maybe thirty percent of the people in this street are clandestino (illegal).”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Enjoy Mark Anthony’s cover of legendary Spanish singer and songwriter Jose Luis Perales’s song “¿Y cómo es él?” (“And What’s He Like?”). In this song, Marc Anthony leaves behind his signature Salsa sound and becomes a more inquisitive broken heart.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
"Vivir mi vida" [Living My Life] came out in 2013 as the first single from the album 3.0 by world-renowned salsa artist Marc Anthony, which won the Latin Grammy for Best Salsa Album in 2014.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Eight-year-old María Manuela tells us a bit about herself before treating us to her rendition of one of Colombian folklore's best-known melodies, "Pueblito viejo" [Little Old Town] by composer José Alejandro Morales.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
This boy band may be underage, menores, but they are pretty sure they are ready to fall in love, a feeling that their screaming fan base is willing to reciprocate.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Camilo Lara is the man behind the Mexican Institute of Sound (when he’s not busy being the president of EMI Music in Mexico). With this project, he intended to create a fusion of traditional elements with electronic music. MIS tunes have been invading TV and advertising lately; see if you recognize the song “Alocatel.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Michael Stuart, born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, received his musical education from his uncle Israel Timbalero Stuart, who helped him secure background vocal gigs for Johnny Rivera and Marc Antony. Since 1996, Stuart has released nine records, his latest a salsa album entitled Sentimiento de un Rumbero released on Machete Records in 2007.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Far from Minnesota, this Spanish rock act is begging the girl to slow down. A safe thing to do, especially if the girl in question is a taxi driver.
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