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: Beginner
Colombia, Venezuela
In the ballad "Será" [It will be], famed Venezuelan vallenato singer Jorge Celedón and Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Franco De Vita team up to sing about love.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Gonzalo from Spain invites us to listen to the beautiful Christmas carol, "Campana sobre campana" [Bell on Top of Bell].
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
"A La Nanita Nana" is a traditional lullaby in honor of the Baby Jesus that has become a very popular Christmas carol within the Spanish-speaking world.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
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.
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
"Limón y Sal" [Lemon and Salt] is the title track from Mexican artist, Juliet Venegas' fourth studio album, which focuses on the ups and downs of relationships.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina, Colombia
"Si Me Dejan" (If They Leave Me) is a collaboration between Colombian Vallenato sensation, Jorge Celedón, and Vicentico, the former frontman of the Argentinean ska band, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (The Fabulous Cadillacs).
Difficulty: Newbie
Spain
The narrator of the 1998 single, “Agua,” from Spanish rock band, Jarabe de Palo’s second album, Depende, wants far more than his friend from their seemingly ambiguous relationship.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Juan Luis Guerra, undoubtedly the most well-known musician from the Dominican Republic, performs his song "La Travesía" [The Journey] live.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina
Argentinean singer/songwriter Vincentico was part of the acclaimed group, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, before becoming a solo artist in 2001. His cover of the poignant song, "Los Caminos de la Vida" [The Roads of Life], was released as a part of his second solo album, "Los Rayos" [The Rays] in 2004 and speaks to the fact that the reality of life is often different from what we expected.
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: Newbie
Colombia
Jorge Celedon is a Colombian singer specializing in the Colombian folk genre, vallenato. In "Me gustas mucho" [I Like You a Lot], he sings about his affection for a girl with beautiful eyes.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Dominican Republic
Watch the entertaining music video for the Dominican Republic's best-known artist, Juan Luis Guerra's hit song, "La Travesía" [The Journey].
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
"Mambe & Danochilango" sing about a "Cumbia Universal" [Universal Cumbia] with the power to liberate individuals and unite nations.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Cuba
This love song tells the story of a lost opportunity and a new adventure, all in the same night.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
These guys are partially obsessed with stardom, or at least with astronomy. Now they’re talking about “el núcleo de Belanova,” the core of their energy.
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: Intermediate
Mexico
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.”
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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