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Tu Música - El Ensamble Latino - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina, Chile, Venezuela

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.

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Caption 2 [es]: Siempre me pasa lo mismo
Caption 2 [en]: The same thing always happens to me

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Hispanoamericanos en Berlín - Manuel y Chavela - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

In this second part, professional guitarist Manuel Guarneros tells us about some of his magical experiences on tour with Chavela Vargas.

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Caption 38 [es]: Finalmente, pues, el tiempo pasa, eh...
Caption 38 [en]: Finally, well, time passes, um...

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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 41 [es]: [El cóndor pasa]
Caption 41 [en]: [The Condor Goes By]

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Música andina - La quena

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Michael Guajan surprises us with yet another Andean instrument, in this case, the quena. Michael tells us about its origin, its different varieties, and its use in both Andean and world music.

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Caption 43 [es]: es "El cóndor pasa".
Caption 43 [en]: is "El condor pasa" ["The Condor Goes by"].

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Luis Miguel - La Bikina

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Luis Miguel performs his famous tune, "La Bikina," which refers to a tormented woman. Composed by Ruben Fuentes, some say he coined the term after seeing women in bikinis during a walk on the beach, while others claim it was inspired by a legend during the times of the Cristeros in Jalisco, Mexico.

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Caption 7 [es]: Pasa luciendo su real majestad
Caption 7 [en]: She passes by flaunting her royal majesty

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Festivaliando - Mono Núñez - Part 14

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.

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Caption 11 [es]: Uy, qué, ¿qué pasa?
Caption 11 [en]: Hey, what, what's going on?

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Festivaliando - Mono Núñez - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

At Colombia’s Mono Núñez music festival, native Colombians and foreigners alike share their deep love for traditional Colombian music. At the suggestion of one Colombian musician, some of them agree to create a cultural exchange group so that musicians from various countries can discusss the Andean music they are so passionate about.

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Caption 15 [es]: ¿Hay diferencias? ¿Qué pasa?
Caption 15 [en]: are there differences? What's going on?

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Festivaliando - Mono Núñez - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Festivaliando continues its behind-the-scenes peek at the music, performers and attendees of the famed Mono Núñez Festival in Ginebra, Valle de Cauca, Colombia.

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Caption 1 [es]: Eh, Ave María. -¿Qué le pasa hombre?
Caption 1 [en]: Hey, Hail Mary [An exclamation of surprise]. -What's going on with you, man?

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Alberto Jiménez - Causalidad - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Alberto Jiménez put together ten of his latest songs for the album Causalidad, released in 2009 throughout Venezuela. Here, he tells us the story behind the production of it.

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Caption 1 [es]: Causalidad pasa por distintos géneros musicales.
Caption 1 [en]: "Causalidad" ["Causality"] goes through different musical genres.

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Bersuit Vergarabat - EPK - Part 2

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.”

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Caption 80 [es]: Te pasa todo en muy poco tiempo.
Caption 80 [en]: Everything happens to you in a very short time.

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Bomba Estéreo - Bomba Bomba

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In Colombia, costeño y cachaco are almost opposite terms. Costeños, that is de la costa, people from the Coast, are usually depicted as festive, noisy, and colorful people who really enjoy killing time. Cachaco is usually the name given to people from the capital, Bogotá, and they’re characterized by elegance; they’re always dressed up and in control of their emotions. One group is seen as lazy, the other as boring. Regional differences aside, Bomba Estéreo is a fresh musical mix of both regions.

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Caption 22 [es]: hacerle unas letras un poco de lo que me pasa a mí,
Caption 22 [en]: to write them some lyrics a little from what happens to me,

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Arturo Vega - Entrevista - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

A little research tells us that the musical comedy Arturo did with Héctor Suárez at the Teatro de los Insurgentes was Sigue tu onda (Follow Your Wave), a Spanish language adaptation of a Broadway show known to American theater-goers as Your Own Thing. Soon Arturo himself would be heading to New York on a tip from Paul McCartney’s agent that he could land a spot in Hair...

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Caption 18 [es]: lo que es lo que pasa a todo el mundo, ¿verdad?
Caption 18 [en]: that is what happens to everyone, right?

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Belanova - Entrevista - Part 1

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.

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Caption 20 [es]: Y yo creo que gran parte de lo que pasa con Belanova es aprovechar lo que...
Caption 20 [en]: And I believe that a big part of what's happening with Belanova is taking advantage of what...

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Si*Sé - EPK

Difficulty: Beginner

Dominican Republic

Si*Sé brings together musical languages such as hip-hop, funk, rock, jazz and even classical violin. Singer Carol C, who grew up in a Spanish language household within an English language city, adds bilingual vocals that pull together the group’s electrifying sound.

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Caption 31 [es]: ¿Qué es lo que pasa aquí?
Caption 31 [en]: What's going on here?

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