Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Hailing from Caracas, Venezuela, the group Trabuco Contrapunto has its roots in tropical music and Afro-Latin rhythms with a Venezuelan flare. On this song, prominent Venezuelan hip hop personality Budú joins them. Don't forget to support these artists' music by searching for them on the major digital platforms.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Listen to Puerto Rican recording artist, Tito "El Bambino's" hit single, "El Amor," from his album, "El PATRÓN."
Difficulty: Newbie
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Tito El Bambino sings "Llueve el amor" (It's Raining Love), the first single from his 2011 album, "El Patrón: Invencible" (The Boss: Invincible).
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
From their 2010 album, Modular, The Pinker Tones bring us this surreal song. So much happens to this duo while stretched out under the sun. Funny thing is: some of the crazy stuff they think of is plucked straight from real life.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
In their video for the track “Invisible,” the Pinker Tones play with the idea of invisibility. They hide behind newspapers, trees, turtlenecks, boxes, balloons, and sheets right in the middle of downtown Barcelona. Don’t expect a huge vocabulary! It’s just a silly, funny way to express the desire for invisibility.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA Tex-Mex
The Krayolas have been around for a long time, and their work, talent and dedication shows in “Little Fox.” We warn you: this song will be stuck in your head for several weeks.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
The song, "No me enseñaste" [You Didn't Teach Me] is one of Mexican singer, Thalia's, most famous hits. Enjoy the official video of this romantic and melancholy tune!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Musician and songwriter, Jorge Garcia, leads the band, Suena Disco. Their single, Temblor, featuring guest artist, Itzia Aranda, incorporates electronic music from Guadalajara with a tropical flare.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Originally from Venezuela, Eduardo Cedeño, a.k.a. Tatobox, is a New York-based composer, musician, and producer with a long career in alternative rock. In his song, "Plastic," which promotes global ecological awareness, Tatobox is accompanied by the "cuatro," a typical instrument from his country. Enjoy more of his work on social media.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
View "Anestesiado" [Anesthetized], the most recent production by Venezuelan musician Eduardo Cedeño, a.k.a. Tatobox. In this video, shot in New York City where he currently resides, the artist shows us his passion for audiovisual effects.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
You shouldn’t be surprised to find these two Italian guys singing in Spanish! There is a huge tradition of Italian singers rocking the pop charts in Latin America. Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini and Nek are some of those ambassadors of Italian pop in the Spanish speaking world!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Jair and Puzzy are two young and talented musicians from Falcón, Venezuela. They had decided to blend their styles and to create a musical duo that already had brought their music to the best radio stations of the country.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
These three sisters, known on stage as Son del Sol, are representative of what is called Nuevo Flamenco (Contemporary Flamenco), where the classic sounds bump into other genres. The star of this song is a girl called Natividad (literally, Nativity) who goes to Cuba for some of the Caribbean’s charms. Like the music itself, the tale blends the Old World and the New.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Bienvenido al sueño is the first solo effort by the artist formerly known as Rubén Albarrán—of Café Tacuba / Café Tacvba fame. (‘Tacuba’ became ‘Tacvba’ after a lawsuit, according to this Wikipedia entry.) Check out Sizu’s wild video to the album’s title track. Nice hats, no?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
The most famous Colombian hips belong to Shakira. In this video we see a lot of the sensual dance and catchy music that have made Shakira’s name known throughout the whole world. Beware the full moon when this lovely she-wolf is on the prowl.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Lo hecho está hecho means “What’s done is done,” and what’s done is another international hit from the bilingual diva from Barranquilla. The English language version is called “Did It Again,” and what it did was to give Shakira her 10th consecutive top-40 hit in the UK.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Shakira certainly knows something of the change-up life. A Colombian, she lives in the Bahamas, dates an Argentinian, switched to English, was a brunette, is now a blonde. In this video for “Gitana” (Gypsy), watch her flirt with Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal as she tells us what fans already know.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Shakira serves up another smoking, upbeat song. This one’s about a love triangle, as seen through the eyes of the other woman.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
In 2010, Colombian singer Shakira released "Sale el sol" [The Sun Comes Out], returning to her stylistic roots on this title track from her ninth studio album.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Ángeles Morales de las Heras, a.k.a. Shaila Dúrcal, the child of pop stars Rocio Dúrcal and Antonio Morales Barreto, grew up in Madrid but spent much of her life on the road touring the world with her mom. No stranger to the limelight, she debuted on Spanish television at 12, singing for Nikka Costa, who was then 19. Adult success was not immediate, but came quickly with the release of the highly sentimental, Recordando, her second album.
Difficulty: Intermediate
various
Forty-five artists from ten different countries participated in the making of the video for this wonderful song entitled "Amanecer" [Waking Up], which is dedicated to all the artists in the world who have seen their work affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain Madrid
Spanish songstress Sandra Bernardo sings "Lola."
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
This is a song that you don’t want somebody to hear you singing. Trust us! The guys from the Mexican band San Pascualito Rey don’t seem so friendly, but maybe that’s just because they have broken hearts.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
“Lo siento, soy yo” is a classic line for ending a romantic relationship. We’ve said it and we’ve heard it. That doesn’t make it any less painful. In this animated video from San Pascualito Rey, we see hearts pierced by arrows over and over. Appropriately, this song is included in the album titled “Sufro sufro sufro”.
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