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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Feeling the need to try something different during the pandemic, Ayriwa starts her own brand, Mali Tea, a business devoted to producing and selling tea, dried fruit, and granola. In this video, she shows us her products and explains their various benefits.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
This time, Michael Guaján teaches us the origins of the pan flute and shows us how it is played.
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
The owner of the Tarpuy nursery near Otavalo, Ecuador, tells us about some of the different plants, pots, and prices they offer as well as a bit of her philosophy regarding their care.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chile
Evelyn Hevia Jordán, a Chilean doctoral student living in Berlin, is interested in how such cultural elements as food, music, and dance can serve as symbols of identity for immigrants living abroad. In this video, she talks about one such representation of Chilean culture: delicious empanadas!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Welcome to Tarpuy, a nursery near the city of Otavalo that launched during the pandemic to grow and sell cacti, succulents, and other types of plants that are thought to help people to connect to themselves and nature.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Meet Cristina Valeria León and Edison Amaguaña, artisans from Riobamba, Ecuador, who will show us in this video just some of the multitude of products one can find in the town's "Plaza Roja" [Red Plaza], which is also known as the "Plaza de los Artesanos" [Artisans' Plaza].
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In part two of this video about the Day of the Dead celebration in Berlin, Adriana explains the elements that an offering to the dead contains, from sugar skulls to copal to music.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
Milmarte is a family workshop in Otavalo, Ecuador, that specializes in making wool products. Anita Ramírez explains to us the processes they follow to create their beautiful garments.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
With roots in the world of theater in her home country of Mexico, Adriana Barrera moved to Berlin, Germany for love. The annual Day of the Dead celebration, which she will explain to us in detail, is one way in which Adriana and an association of fellow Mexicans in Berlin are able to maintain and raise awareness about aspects of the Mexican culture.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
In this video, Michael Guaján will teach us about the influence of modern rhythms like jazz, blues, and heavy metal on Andean music. Let's listen to some examples of such fusion played by Michael on his guitar!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ecuador
From Otavalo, Ecuador, Silvia Ruiz immerses us in the brilliant world of costume jewelry and tells us how this project created by a group of families works.
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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