Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Feeling for the vendors who don't get a chance to hear the wonderful music at the Mono Núñez Festival, our host comes up with a plan to take the music to them. He furthermore interviews an Argentinean member of a group who makes Andean music about the similarities and differences between the Andean music made in Argentina and Colombia.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Our host at the Mono Núñez festival in Colombia continues to interview people who have come to the festival from many countries, expressing his desire to create an integrated musical product: Colombian music with influences from many different countries and cultures.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
An itinerant concert at the Mono Núñez gives people who could not otherwise attend the festival the chance to experience some of its music and festivities.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Our behind-the-scenes look at the Colombian Mono Núñez music festival continues with an interview with a group who plays Afro-Colombian music and, has opted to perform but not to enter the festival's contest.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Do the rules and restrictions associated with entering a contest like the Mono Núñez affect the musicians' artistic freedom? In this segment, our host and musicians examine that question.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
This segment explores the extent to which the musicians at the Mono Núñez festival combine formal training with natural instinct to make their traditional Colombian music.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
As we reach the finals stage of the Mono Núñez festival in Colombia, our host attempts to create a "Latin American integration" as well as continuing to explore the individual journeys of the participating groups.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
We’re always curious about what goes on backstage. On a warm Miami night, we venture behind the scenes of La Mala Rodriguez’s great show. There we chatted with some friendly people who are making the musical magic possible.
Difficulty: Beginner
Guatemala
You can find this song, "El primer Noel" (The First Christmas) by popular Guatemalan artist Gaby Moreno on her Christmas album Posada. Enjoy the official video of this enchanting tune in which the singer's voice combines sweetly with her piano's delicate notes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
From her wonderful bilingual album Illustrated Songs, Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno presents to us the official video for one of her most popular songs, "Ave que emigra" [Bird That Migrates]. Enjoy it!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno presents to us the official video for her hit "Qué voy a hacer" [What am I going to do]" from her 2017 album Postales [Postcards].
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
From her 2012 album Postales [Postcards], enjoy the official video for "Valle de magnolias" [Valley of Magnolias], which highlights the blues-soul style of acclaimed Guatemalan artist Gaby Moreno.
Difficulty: Beginner
Miami
Released in 2003, the hit single "Hoy" ["Wrapped" in English] marked Gloria Estefan's return to the charts following a hiatus. Its intriguing music video was filmed at Peru's magical Macchu Picchu.
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.
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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