According to Soledad, from every negative situation, something positive is gained, and sleepless nights are no exception. Let's hear about the silver lining of one of her nights of insomnia.

In Soledad's opinion, although the students who get the best grades on tests are typically quite intelligent, there may be another, arguably more important quality that they have in common. Let's find out what it is.

Let's find out why Soledad believes it's crucial to be extremely careful about what we pass on to our children.

Giving us a relevant example of what it means to her, Soledad shares her opinion about the importance of behaving like polite individuals with everyone and at all times.

This first edition of Sonido Babel [Babel Sound] is devoted to one of the most famous Latin American musical genres: cumbia. Originally from Colombia, its rhythm and infectious energy can now be found on every corner of the earth.

Antonio shares with us some fascinating facts about rumba, a popular Cuban rhythm, from its African roots to its influence on other musical genres.

What is candombe? In this episode from Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we'll travel to Uruguay to find out more about this musical style that is influenced by more than twenty different African cultures as well as the indigenous Charrúas and Guaranis, the Spanish, and the Portuguese.

Let's discover yet another upbeat Colombian musical genre with Antonio, porro, by listening to its melody and witnessing how it is danced.

In this episode of Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we'll learn a bit about the origin and history of rap music. We've even invited rapper Junior High to join us, who'll help you learn more Spanish with a very special rap.

Babel Music introduces us to the quitiplás, a fascinating musical instrument from Mestizo America that is made of bamboo and comes in different sizes and pitches.

In this episode of Sonido Babel, we'll learn about plena: a musical genre from Puerto Rico that is played with a multitude of different instruments and deals with a plethora of topics from religion, events, recipes, advice, and even superstitions.

In this episode of Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we are introduced to Venezuela's national instrument: the cuatro, which can be heard in almost all Venezuelan folk music.

In this second part of our series on the Venezuelan cuatro, musician Leonardo Lozano explains to us how the manner in which this traditional instrument is played varies between geographical regions.

In this third part of the series on the Venezuelan cuatro, Leonardo Lozano shares with us the names and functions of some of the parts that comprise it.

What in the world is Yabla? Karola explains it to you, and all in under two and a half minutes! Don’t worry if you don’t speak Spanish; it’s all subtitled and captioned, with plenty of features to help you soak up any new language muy pronto! What are you waiting for? Ready, set, Yabla!