Difficulty: Advanced
Venezuela
Zoom Soon Bao is Venezuelan musician Andres Moncada Frometa's solo project. Mixing elements of traditional Venezuelan music with electronic rhythms, ZSB portrays the simultaneous chaos and beauty in many Latin American countries. The song, "Al norte del sur" [To the North of the South], is an ode to the crude life in Venezuela's capital, Caracas.
Difficulty: Advanced
Venezuela
Cuarto Poder, one of South America’s top hip-hop groups, interprets "Aquí no se está jugando" (Not fooling around here), a song that is part of their third album.
Difficulty: Advanced
Puerto Rico
Music video by Calle 13 performing "Suave" from the band's eponymous debut studio album released in 2005. Criticized for its rather vulgar lyrics, this album is nevertheless a favorite of the band's fans.
Difficulty: Advanced
Puerto Rico
Calle 13's very first music video was shot and edited by the band's talented frontman, Residente, with help from his cousin.
Difficulty: Advanced
Chile
French born Chilean singer Ana Tijoux bring the best of both worlds! She made part of Makiza, in Chile, and became well known in Latin American because her collaborations with Julieta Vanegas, Los Tres, Bajofondo Tango Club and Control Machete.
Difficulty: Advanced
Puerto Rico
This Calle 13 video not only features the group’s classic tongue-twisting lyrics but also some surreal touches. The enfants terribles (or, niños terribles) of reggaeton are never afraid of mixing genres—or metaphors.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Puerto Rico
Performed by artists Luis Fonsi and Carlos Vives, this song is a tribute to love and the joy of sharing one's life with a significant other. Let's watch the official video for this beautiful tune, which was recorded in Bogotá and directed by Salomón Simhon.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Let's listen to “Dákiti,” a catchy tune by Puerto Rican rappers Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortes that is the standout single from Bad Bunny's third album, released in 2020: El Último Tour Del Mundo (The Last Tour in the World).
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Legendary vocalist Residente from the group Calle 13 performs an extremely personal song that both shares his emotional challenges and recalls fond memories.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Puerto Rico
"Agua" [Water] is a song by Puerto Rican producer Tainy and Colombian singer J. Balvin, which came out in 2020 as part of the soundtrack for the movie "SpongeBob on the Run." Enjoy this fun song!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Puerto Rico
The song "Digo lo que pienso" (I Say What I Think) is from the 2008 album "Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo" (The Ones in the Back Come With Me) by the renowned but controversial Puerto Rican alternative hip-hop group, Calle 13. Let's check out the official video for this track.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
This new, special edition of "Tu música" [Your Music] is
dedicated to the series "Sonido Babel" [Babel Sound] from Yabla Spanish's video library. Antonio Fuentes, the series' director and producer, speaks to us about his inspirations for the series as well as his future plans.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Mexican rock and funk band Zapata Jones performs its hit, "Naranja es mi color" [Orange is My Color] as a tribute to the renowned Naranjeros de Hermosillo [Hermosillo Orange Growers] baseball team.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Chile
With her eclectic and multicultural music, Yabla is lucky to have talented singer-songwriter Claudia Montoya as a friend. In “Prisionera de tu amor” [Prisoner of Your Love], the German-Chilean artist explores the musical conventions of flamenco, including its Arabic influences.
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