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.

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.

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!

“Rock en español” is what we refer to the relatively new movement of musicians from Spanish speaking countries singing in their native language. Back in the sixties and seventies, these musicians were taken up with rock like much of the rest of the world, but they sang in English. Puerto Rican Carli Muñoz explains while looking back over his career.