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Carli Muñoz - Componer - Part 1

Difficulty: 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.

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Virginia y el cóndor

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Soaring through the skies of South America, the Andean condor is a symbol of freedom. However, when Virginia from Peru visits a captive condor at a zoo in Berlin who appears to be a bit down, she decides to try to cheer him up by playing a beautiful tune for him.

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Caption 22 [en]: I want to play a piece,
Caption 22 [es]: Quiero tocar una obra

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Cueva Roja - The Leize Gorria Bar

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

What's the story behind the music-filled bar called "Leize Gorria"? Well, the name means "red cave" in Basque and it was founded by a musical family of 6 from Uruguay. Listen in as we learn more about the bar and its many events.

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Caption 18 [en]: Yes, we are five girls, we play a bit of blues, rock, funk, a bit of everything.
Caption 18 [es]: Sí, somos cinco chicas, hacemos un poco de blues, rock, funky, un poco de todo.

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Doctor Krápula - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia, Dominican Republic

Cleer interviews the members of the acclaimed Colombian band, Doctor Krápula, known for both their music and social activism.

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Caption 62 [en]: concerts they have asked us not to play a song that
Caption 62 [es]: conciertos nos han pedido que no toquemos una canción que

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Lecciones de guitarra - Con Cristhian - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Cristhian from Colombia continues his guitar lesson.

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Caption 41 [en]: if I'm going to play a bolero...
Caption 41 [es]: si yo voy a tocar un bolero...

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Manuel y El barrilito

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Manuel Guarneros was the famous Mexican singer Chavela Vargas' main guitar player. In this video, he'll share with us his perception about various Mexican accents and slang as well as performing for us a piece of the popular polka song "El barrilito" [literally "The Little Barrel"], which is known in English as Beer Barrel Polka.

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Caption 53 [en]: and I'm going to try to play it a little bit on the guitar,
Caption 53 [es]: y voy a tratar de interpretarlo [sic] un poquito en la guitarra,

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De Música Ligera - Soda Stereo - Guitarra

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

"De Música Ligera" ("Of light music") is a single by the Argentine rock band, Soda Stereo, released in 1990 as part of the group's fifth album, "Canción Animal," and considered a representative rock en español anthem.

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Caption 48 [en]: and we are going to play the A major with [a] bridge... on the fifth too.
Caption 48 [es]: y el La mayor lo vamos a hacer con cejilla... en el quinto también.

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Luis Guitarra - Influencias musicales - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Guitarra tells us about his musical beginnings as well as the artists who have most influenced his manner of composing and writing music.

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Caption 46 [en]: I learned to play in a group,
Caption 46 [es]: aprendí a tocar en grupo

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Novalima - Entrevista - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru, Spain

Novalima is very aware of the importance of Peruvian folk music, not just in their sound but in another musical genres as well. Paco de Lucía, a Spanish flamenco musician, might have made the sound of the “cajón” (a box-like musical instrument) famous, but that sound is Peruvian as it gets.

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Caption 21 [en]: that you open the lid and close it, and you play it with a stick...
Caption 21 [es]: que abres la tapa y la cierras, y la tocas con un palo...

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Bajofondo Tango Club - Mar Dulce - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Bajofondo is the fusion of different musicians from the Río de la Plata area, Uruguayans and Argentineans. In 2003, they won the Latin Grammy for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for their new genre: Electronic Tango. We interviewed Luciano Supervielle and Martín Ferres after a show in Germany about their most recent European tour.

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Caption 8 [en]: I play the bandoneón, a typical instrument of tango music,
Caption 8 [es]: Yo toco el bandoneón, instrumento típico de la música del Tango,

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Luis Guitarra - Influencias musicales - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Luis Guitarra performs for us one his original songs, inspired by not only his formal training at the Music Conservatory of Madrid, but also by his three most important musical influences: Joaquín Sabina, Silvio Rodríguez, and the group Los Secretos [The Secrets].

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Caption 5 [en]: and I'm going to play for you a little bit of a song
Caption 5 [es]: y os voy a tocar un poquito de una canción

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Mauricio y el maestro Arrau

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chile

Originally from Chile, renowned rock and metal musician Mauricio Nader relocated to Berlin, where he is currently finishing his degree. Today, he will tell us about one of the musicians he most admires: world-famous Chilean piano player Claudio Arrau, who also moved to Berlin as a young artist.

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Caption 51 [en]: I'm not a pianist, I'm a bass player, I play the electric bass,
Caption 51 [es]: Yo no soy pianista, yo soy bajista, yo toco el bajo eléctrico,

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Música andina - Flauta tradicional japonesa

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

This time, Michael introduces us to the traditional Japanese flute, making a musical and cultural comparison between this Asian instrument and its Andean counterpart.

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Caption 14 [en]: And there was a... another way to play it,
Caption 14 [es]: Y tenía un... otra manera de tocar,

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Banda Pioneros - ¡Conócelos!

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Meet some of the members of Banda Pionero, a Sinaloa style band from Mazatlan, Mexico. These guys are really friendly and even sang a capella for us.

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Caption 3 [en]: Um... I play the bass drum, a percussion instrument there in Banda Pioneros; there we are.
Caption 3 [es]: Eh... toco tambora, un instrumento de percusión ahí en Banda Pioneros, ahí andamos.

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Bunbury - Entrevista Con Enrique Bunbury - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

We had the chance to interview Spanish superstar Enrique Bunbury about his music, his art. The former Héroes del Silencio lead singer has been enjoying a successful solo career since 1996. Now he’s promoting his most recent album, Las consecuencias, which couldn’t be more different from his previous album.

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Caption 32 [en]: some songs in which you play the role of... of a photographer,
Caption 32 [es]: unas canciones en las que tú haces de... de fotógrafo,

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