Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Our behind-the-scenes look at the Colombian Mono Núñez music festival continues with an interview with a group who plays Afro-Colombian music and, has opted to perform but not to enter the festival's contest.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Do the rules and restrictions associated with entering a contest like the Mono Núñez affect the musicians' artistic freedom? In this segment, our host and musicians examine that question.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
This segment explores the extent to which the musicians at the Mono Núñez festival combine formal training with natural instinct to make their traditional Colombian music.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
We’re always curious about what goes on backstage. On a warm Miami night, we venture behind the scenes of La Mala Rodriguez’s great show. There we chatted with some friendly people who are making the musical magic possible.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Fonseca is known for his letras pegajosas (sticky lyrical hooks) and happy rhythms. Fonseca became a sensation after attending Berklee School of Music in Boston—a move that he claims gave him the ability to stand out among his musical peers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Meet Francisco Javier from Albacete, La Mancha, Spain- the “Land of Don Quixote”- as he speaks to us candidly about the nature and challenges of his work in comprehensive building maintenance as well as about his hometown’s traditions and charm.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Francisco Pérez recites about Fray Luis de León (one of Salamanca’s most noted poets and thinkers), while standing in a courtyard in front of the friar’s statue.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Franco de Vita, born in Venezuela to Italian immigrants, is probably Venezuela’s most popular musical export; he’s considered Latin music’s most consistently popular singer-songwriter. At 53 he has 25 years in the limelight to prove it. Mil y Una Historias En Vivo is his newest album.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco de Vita and Spanish singer India Martínez joined voices to record the beautiful tune "Cuando Tus Ojos Me Miran" [When Your Eyes Look At Me], which was included on DeVito's 2013 album Vuelve en primera fila [Come Back in the Front Row]. Enjoy it!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
"Si quieres decir adios," was a 2011 collaboration between the Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, Franco de Vita, from Venezuela, and the Costa Rican singer-songwriter, Debi Nova.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
A fruit store in Mexico is not just a fruit store—as you can see. These friendly people also have chicks! But don’t think they’re for sale. They’re only given as gifts to the most loyal customers!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Maria Lamas familiarizes us with the fascinating Spanish city of Fuengirola, known for, among other things, its multicultural makeup, Mediterranean climate and eclectic flea market.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain Andalusia
Our hostess, Maria, invites us to explore the International Peoples Fair of Fuengirola, Spain, where the cultures of more than one hundred different nations are represented in costume, food and drink.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
From her wonderful bilingual album Illustrated Songs, Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno presents to us the official video for one of her most popular songs, "Ave que emigra" [Bird That Migrates]. Enjoy it!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Guatemala
Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno presents to us the official video for her hit "Qué voy a hacer" [What am I going to do]" from her 2017 album Postales [Postcards].
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