“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.

Edgar Huerta, keyboardist of Belanova, refers to Joselo of Cafe Tacuba as un cuate. The word comes from the indigenous Nahuatl word coatl, which means “twin.” But Joselo is not Edgar’s gemelo, cuate is known by all Mexicans to refer to a “good buddy,” a “dear friend.”

Take it from the boys in Skampida, the best ways to learn a language are 1) to watch a lot of tv (yabla!) and 2) to find yourself a native girlfriend/boyfriend! Skampida is one of the best bands ever from Bogotá, and we caught up with them while they were spending some time hangeando in The Big Manzana.

The song "Digo lo que pienso" (I Say What I Think) is from the 2008 album "Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo" (The Ones in the Back Come With Me) by the renowned but controversial Puerto Rican alternative hip-hop group, Calle 13. Let's check out the official video for this track.

In this fourth part of Fermín's interview with Cristina from El Columpio Asesino [The Killer Swings], she explains what her daily life is like outside of the band and addresses the possibility of future, post-band projects.

Fermín interviews Cristina Martínez, the lead singer of the band El Columpio Asesino [The Killer Swing] from Navarra, Spain. After some brief introductory questions, Cristina talks about why the group has decided to break up at the peak of their success.

In this interview conducted by Yasmina and José outside of the Tu Música (Your Music) radio show studios, we will learn more about the musical history of Venezuelan artist Néstor Rojas, a member of the group El Ensamble Latino (The Latin Ensemble).

Tu Música continues with this interview with the music group El Ensamble Latino, which, at the time of the interview, had been together for only four months and managed to combine diverse music styles from the cultures of Argentina, Chile and Venezuela.

Karla and Fernando discuss some differences between two types of traditional Mexican music: mariachi and bolero, pondering the occasions for which each might be better suited.

Let's discover yet another upbeat Colombian musical genre with Antonio, porro, by listening to its melody and witnessing how it is danced.

Antonio shares with us some fascinating facts about rumba, a popular Cuban rhythm, from its African roots to its influence on other musical genres.

This first edition of Sonido Babel [Babel Sound] is devoted to one of the most famous Latin American musical genres: cumbia. Originally from Colombia, its rhythm and infectious energy can now be found on every corner of the earth.

Accompanied by current Latin rhythms and influenced by vallenato (one of Colombia's most representative musical genres), "La Plata" [Money] is an upbeat tune in Colombian artist Juanes' signature style, with a special guest appearance by Colombian reggaeton artist, Lalo Ebratt.

Juan Luis Guerra, undoubtedly the most well-known musician from the Dominican Republic, performs his song "La Travesía" [The Journey] live.

Watch the entertaining music video for the Dominican Republic's best-known artist, Juan Luis Guerra's hit song, "La Travesía" [The Journey].