Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Rock'n'roll has Cleveland; Country music has Nashville and Salsa has Cali, Colombia. Grammy nominee, Alberto Barros, brings us a mano a mano between three Salsa Divas representing the Salsa Capital of the World.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Colombian musician Alberto Barros, better known as Salsa's Titan, offers us, along his band, one of the most famous salsa songs: "Cali pachangero".
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Enjoy a live performance by Alberto Barros and other famous salsa singers. They display amazing energy and good vibes interpreting the tribute song "Cargamento Colombiano".
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
The old saying goes “Hijo de tigre, sale pintado”. Literally, it means the baby tiger is going to bear the same marks as his father. But it also means that there are some things we inherit and carry with us. Here, Aterciopelados is singing about leaving some inherited, violent habits behind.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
New York has the Hudson; Paris has the Seine; London has the Thames. Rivers were important in the building of these cities: they were commercial routes and also a source of food. Aterciopelados (in English, literally “The Velvety Ones”) the well-known Colombian band, remind us of the importance of our rivers with the title song of their socially conscious album Río.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
The pouring rain doesn’t stop Aterciopelados from rocking the park in Bogotá. “Rock al parque” is probably the biggest open-air (free!) rock festival in Latin America, held annually in Colombia’s capital. Listen in as Aterciopelados sings out a tribute to this fun festival and to fellow bands performing there. (How many of them have you heard?)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Colombia's Aterciopelados ("The Velvety Ones") delivers another smooth song with a political message. This time, the band questions immigration policies and asks who has the right to dream of a better life.
Difficulty: Beginner
Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, USA
Bacilos was a Latin pop band founded in Miami and comprised of members from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Colombia and the United States. "Mi Primer Millón" ("My First Million"), a song about their desire to make it in the music business, won the Latin Grammy for Best Record in 2003.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
What if you took a bunch of musical aces from Bogotá and asked them to cook up a picante take on the Led Zeppelin classic “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You”? Wonder no longer…
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Guess who was voted the best new band in the world in 2009? Drum-roll, please… Our friends Bomba Estéreo! Yabla met them back when they were the opening act of (the also great and friendly) ChocQuibTown. Since then, Bomba Estéreo have been spreading like fire all over America and Europe.
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