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Héctor Lavoe - Mi gente

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Listen to late Latin salsa singer, Hector Lavoe's signature single, "Mi Gente," from the album La Voz. The hit was recorded in Africa in 1973 with the Fania All Stars.
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Caption 30 [es]: Que cante mi gente -Yo te canto de verdad, mamá -Que cante mi gente
Caption 30 [en]: Sing along, my people -I sing truly to you, mama -Sing along, my people
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Héctor Lavoe - Bandolera

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

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Héctor Lavoe was a Puerto Rican salsa group and solo singer who lived from September 30, 1946 to June 29, 1993. Among his solo hits were “El Cantante," "Periódico de ayer" and "Bandolera,” which, despite protests from Puerto Rican feminists about its controversial lyrics, enjoyed great success there.
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Caption 44 [es]: Ay vete, vete mamá buena -Aléjate, bandolera
Caption 44 [en]: Oh, leave, leave, pretty mama -Go away, she-bandit
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3:04

Seva Vive - 2. La copla

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

History tells us that the 1898 U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico occurred in June and from the south. The fictional short story, Seva, tells a different story, one of an invasion from the east that came a month earlier. A type of musical oral history known as a "copla" mirrors the fictional story.
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Caption 29 [es]: Me encuentro a mamá, llorando hermano
Caption 29 [en]: I meet mom, crying brother
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3:26

Héctor Lavoe - Periódico de Ayer

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate 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.
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Caption 21 [es]: Tú creías que eras la brava, mama
Caption 21 [en]: You thought that you were the tough one, babe
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1:57

Nuyorican Café - Baile Salsa

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Deep in the heart of Old San Juan you can hear live salsa music playing most any night at the Nuyorican Cafe. We stepped into the alley for a breather and had a little chat with two lovely salseras to get an insider view of what brings them back to the dance floor night after night.
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Caption 10 [en]: Little mama! And the time has come of the...
Caption 10 [es]: ¡Mami! Y llegó el momento de la...

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