Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina
Karamelo Santo is an Argentinian band known for mixing rock, ska, jazz, salsa, folk, rap, reggae, funk and cumbia. Hear some of these types of music mixed together in "Vivo en una isla," or "I Live on an Island" in English.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
There is so much energy around a soccer ball that it was about time that someone caught it and put it to use. The Spanish singer Huecco plays with the crema y nata of international sports while solving an energy problem!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Enrique Iglesias sings about wanting to be his lover's hero in his hit single, "Héroe."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Enrique Iglesias implores his love to "feel the rhythm" with him in his hit single, "Ritmo Total."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Mexican singer Lila Downs sings soulfully about the fictional character, Naila and how, after betraying her lover, she cannot be “Naila for you anymore.”
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Spanish singer, Bebé, pleads to be loved in her single, "Kiéreme."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
In legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe's 1976 hit, "Periódico de Ayer," Hector compares an ex-flame's love to yesterday's news. This is truly "classic" salsa that is known and loved throughout the Spanish speaking world and beyond — a must for any serious student of latin culture.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Latin alternative band, Momposónica's song, "Volver," speaks about longing for a former flame.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Chile
Ana Tijoux’s 2011 single speaks of the thousands of young people who, in protest, have taken over their schools and universities, demanding free, quality education from their government.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
The Mexican pop band La Gusana Ciega sings "727," a song about how letting go can allow you to soar. This video also documents the life on the road.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Listing the reasons it's not working anymore can help you move on. So can counting down from ten, and agreeing it's over when you reach zero. Enjoy this lovely break-up salsa!
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
In their video for the track “Invisible,” the Pinker Tones play with the idea of invisibility. They hide behind newspapers, trees, turtlenecks, boxes, balloons, and sheets right in the middle of downtown Barcelona. Don’t expect a huge vocabulary! It’s just a silly, funny way to express the desire for invisibility.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
This boy band may be underage, menores, but they are pretty sure they are ready to fall in love, a feeling that their screaming fan base is willing to reciprocate.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Another explosive, controversial yet danceable track from Puerto Rico's Calle 13. Nudity, insults flung at the Vatican, almost nothing's off limits for Calle 13.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina
Karamelo Santo performs a new version of perhaps their best known song... "Nunca, que no digan nunca" may be translated as "Never... say never," but Karamelo Santo's ska-infused sound is about as far from Justin Bieber's as you can get.
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