Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Axel Fernando entered the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música in Buenos Aires at only eight years old, but dropped out in his early teens, wishing to focus more on academics, and less on music. To the delight of adoring fans throughout the world, he got serious again about music at seventeen, and hasn’t looked back since.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Babasónicos have never let themselves get pigeon-holed into one style or sound since they formed in the early nineties (much to the consternation of some fans). With "Carismático" we drop into a surreal dreamscape of Dada visuals and equally fantastical lyrics, all encapsulated in a hook-laced pop tune. Dive in!
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Fernando Hortal, aka Bahiano, broke away from his band of 17 years, Los Pericos, in 2004 to go it alone. This video shows the rufían delivering milk and a little more. Oyelo, ¡te gustará escucharlo!
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina, Colombia
Rather than using the second person informal pronoun "tú," the "voseo," or use of the word "vos," is more commonly employed in Argentina and other countries to address someone as "you." Through examples, Carlos and Cyndy demonstrate how the same ideas would be expressed using each of these pronouns.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina, Colombia
Carlos and Cyndy chat about the different names used for some of the same objects in their respective countries, Colombia and Argentina.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina, Colombia
Carlos and Cyndy teach us to identify the difference in the manner in which the "double l" and "y" letters are pronounced in Colombia versus Argentina, with several examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina, Colombia
Carlos and Cyndy help to shed some light on some colloquial phrases from the Argentinean soap opera, Muñeca Brava.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Me siento parte del rock, aunque el disco sea más pop explains Coti Sorokin (known to his fans simply as “Coti”) in an interview with MTV España. His talent is widely respected, having composed songs for the likes of Alejandro Lerner and Diego Torres, and served as producer for Los Enanitos Verdes.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Gala shops for a new camcorder from the point of view of the display model, leading us into the show’s intro and theme song, "Me Llamas", by José Luis Perales. Perales got his first record deal as a student in Sevilla in 1970, and his romantic ballads have graced the charts ever since.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
You may get the feeling that Soledad didn’t have the most stable childhood, but she’s a survivor, and she assures her aging uncle that she’ll stick by him too. Gloria, meanwhile, is telling her young son, who hasn’t yet started school, how academic grading works.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Join us on this refreshing trip to Argentina, where we’re paddling our way thorough the history of Rio de la Plata. Eduardo y Luciana are always ready to share some of their local knowledge of Buenos Aires with us. Come on in—this golden water’s fine!
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
It’s not easy for most kids growing up in the Chaco region: before the morning bell rings, they have already been picking cotton in the fields. Hop on a boat with Eduardo and Luciana and learn about the community service they do for needy rural schools in Argentina.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
This is one of those tunes that might stick in your head, but don’t worry, it’s a good one! From the album that bears the same name as the song, Amores Lejanos, the prolific Enanitos Verdes sing about the trials of distant love. Go ahead and sing along, no one is watching!
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
In this fun video that reminds us a bit of Elvis Costello, Enanitos Verdes front man Marciano Cantero contemplates new looks, and a bevy of fine looking ladies give their critique. The band formed in their native Mendoza back in the late 70s, but still cranks out hits to this day.
Difficulty: Beginner
Argentina
Talk about a life turnaround! Fidel Nadal, an Afro-Argentine Reggae musician, sings about his happy embrace of life while walking, skipping and dancing through a forest and the famous Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. And to think he used to fritter away his time, feeling down.
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