Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
William Bonilla is a good friend of ours who invited Yabla to his apartment to share his points of view about his musical career. Here, he talks about his beginnings.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Peru, Spain
Novalima mixes Peruvian folk music with electronic beats. Touring has become an important source of inspiration. That’s how they translate their musical roots onto the dance floor. Universal tunes with local sounds!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
In part two of the EPK, Bersuit gives background to the remaining songs on Hijos del Culo revealing more of their take on politics and society. Note the way they mix humor and seriousness in their definitions of “psicópata.”
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina
In this Electronic Press Kit (EPK), Bersuit Vergarabat’s members talk about the inspirations for and the process behind many of the songs on their album, Hijos del Culo, while talking a bit about the social commentary that runs strongly throughout their music.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
The 51-year-old Alejandro Fernández has released twenty-three albums over the years. The son of another popular Mexican singer (Vicente Fernández), Alejandro has come into his own as a passionate man, unafraid to show his feelings. This documentary brings us inside the recording of Viento a Favor, an album that quickly went platinum.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Belanova is appreciative and proud that so many of Latin America’s and Mexico’s biggest stars, such Joselo and Coti saw fit to take the time to join them on their tour. The band is humble, but not without ambition; they have set their sites beyond the habla hispana, seeing potential fans in Australia, Italy and even Japan.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Why is it that some musicians have such synergy together? Belanova describes the fusión that is created when each distinct musical personality comes together, and how this unique “fusion” has brought them from after-class practice to stadium-filled tours.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina, Spain
Enrique Iglesias discusses his record Cosas del Amor, and calls it the best recording he’s made in his career so far. He also discusses tricks for sneaking cheat notes into an exam and flirts shamelessly with the interviewer.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
The feisty Sevillian María La Mala Rodriquez talks about her career as a Spanish hip-hop artist. True to her “southern” roots, she often drops her “s” sounds, the way Carolina mentions in her clip on the various accents of Spain.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
From his new record "Medias verdades" (Half Truths), Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Guitarra brings us a new song with an intriguing title that suggests that one has to learn to make do with what comes their way.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cuba
The music of Cuban singer-songwriter Ernesto Rodríguez combines traditional Cuban rhythms with international sounds. Enjoy this performance of his poetic song "Aire" (Air).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Carolina's curiosity about the traditional songs from different Latin American countries led her to create a female singing group for Spanish-speaking women in Berlin. Let's hear more about it!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Carolina, a Colombian singer who has lived in Berlin for fourteen years, tells us about this city's appeal for artists and the artistic niche she carved out there for herself.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cuba
Cuban singer-songwriter Ernesto Rodríguez presents us with a song intended to reflect, within the individual, the synthesis of many of the diverse facets of humanity.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Guitarra performs for us "Me abrazo a ti" (I Hug You), a song that highlights the importance of connecting with others and taking the time to give each other hugs.
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