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Alberto Jiménez - Causalidad - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Alberto Jiménez put together ten of his latest songs for the album Causalidad, released in 2009 throughout Venezuela. Here, he tells us the story behind the production of it.

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Caption 48 [es]: Es tu alma mi salida
Caption 48 [en]: Your soul is my exit

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Alejandra Guzmán - Porque no estás aquí

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Mexican rock singer Alejandra Guzmán is known as the “Queen of Rock” in Latin America. Take a listen to her soulful singing in “Porque no estás aquí” (“Because You’re Not Here”), and you’ll see why. Those lyrics sung in that raspy voice get right into your core.

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Caption 10 [es]: No queda nada dentro de mi alma porque todo te lo di
Caption 10 [en]: There's nothing left within my soul because everything I gave it to you

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Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - La Luz del Ritmo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Nothing lasts forever. Sadly, sometime in 2001 the fabulous Argentinian band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs announced their final tour. But after a long hiatus, in April of 2008, they announced a comeback! This song comes from the album they released that year. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, or LFC, is the most famous ska band of Latin America, and an obligatory part of any dance playlist!

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Caption 7 [es]: Que brota del alma -Sale del alma
Caption 7 [en]: That arises from the soul -Comes from the soul

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La 5ª Estación - Recuérdame

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

How is the weather on the fifth season? According to this video we should expect some winds with a few sunny flashbacks. And there is also a chance of Marc Anthony, mostly know for being Jennifer Lopez’s significant one.

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Caption 17 [es]: Que mi alma fue tatuada en tu piel
Caption 17 [en]: My soul was tattooed on your skin

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Reik - No desaparecerá

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

The first couple of lines of this song are happy enough, and then—pow—she left and the pain won’t disappear. Mexican pop band Reik belts out a plaintive song about heartache. Have tissues handy.

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Caption 21 [es]: que dejaste en mi vida y que marcaste en mi alma
Caption 21 [en]: that you left in my life and you marked on my soul

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ChocQuibTown - Oro

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Stop thief! A stranger with a foreign accent and talk of riches has come in and taken all the native gold, leaving poverty in his wake. Colombia’s talented ChocQuibTown manage to sing about serious geopolitical exploitation in a way that’s fun to listen to (and danceable, too).

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Caption 27 [es]: Mi alma es como los río'
Caption 27 [en]: My soul is like the rivers

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La Secta Allstar - Déjalos que hablen

Difficulty: Beginner

Puerto Rico

This Puerto Rican band wasn’t on the island from the get-go. Two of La Secta’s members, Mark and Gustavo, met in Orlando during school and then moved to Miami Beach. There, they met up with John and Carlos and started writing songs. The message of their album Fuego, which shines through in “Déjalos que hablen,” is, according to John, “to be positive in the face of a moment of so many changes in the world.”

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Caption 33 [es]: Dentro de tu alma, dentro de la mía
Caption 33 [en]: Inside of your soul, inside of mine

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Yago - 1 La llegada - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Yago is a jungle boy and Morena is a city girl. We’re in Misiones, the small rural town where Yago lives. But everything is about to change when New York–based Morena arrives running away from her past.

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Caption 19 [es]: Y ahora vencido, arrastro mi alma
Caption 19 [en]: And now defeated, I drag my soul

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Cienfue - La Calle del Infierno

Difficulty: Beginner

Panama

Cienfue is a charismatic Panamanian singer. He manages to have a rock star attitude and still be a nice guy. We know: we had a chance to meet him. Make sure to visit his webpage.

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Caption 3 [es]: Mi alma te lo vendo
Caption 3 [en]: I sell my soul to you

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Fruteria "Los Mangos" - Vendiendo Frutas - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

We visit a simple fruit stand in Mexico to find tasty avocados, smallish watermelons from the third harvest and two types of sweet mangoes. Ah, a bit of nature’s bounty found under the mango trees.

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Caption 40 [es]: Llevando en el alma una pena.
Caption 40 [en]: Taking a sorrow in my soul.

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Karamelo Santo - Goy - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina, Spain Mendoza

In this video Goy talks about his family, his future as a musician and shares his point of view on piracy. Surely, these guys make music for the sake of music and have a great time sharing their work with the world. So, don’t be shy and take a look at this eclectic, funky and interesting band!

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Caption 15 [es]: un poco es mi alma y él lo sabe.
Caption 15 [en]: somehow it's my soul and he knows that.

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Gloria Trevi - Psicofonía

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Here is a ghost story like no other, where the living character seems more scary than her dead counterpart. Who in her right mind would marry a ghost? Well, Gloria Trevi explains it all in the chorus: Ella es una loca, loca, perdida.

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Caption 9 [es]: Su alma llora, llora
Caption 9 [en]: His soul cries and cries

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Victor Manuelle - Nunca Habia Llorado Así

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Born in New York but raised primarily in Puerto Rico, Victor Manuelle is identified primarily with salsa romantica and salsa monga. Discovered by salsa superstar Gilberto Santa Rosa at a high school graduation party where Manuelle jumped on the stage, Victor has gone on to become one of the best-selling salsa performers of recent years.

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Caption 4 [es]: hoy daría hasta el alma por que tú regresaras
Caption 4 [en]: today would give his soul for you to return

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Ednita Nazario - No

Difficulty: Intermediate

Puerto Rico

No is a big word. Well, it has only two letters, but we all know how powerful it is. Ednita Nazario, here featuring Natalia Jiménez – lead singer of La Quinta Estación – wants to change her life, leave the past behind, close that door, finish that chapter. And there is only one way to do it: putting together a little “N” and a little “O.”

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Caption 2 [es]: por serte fiel, por entregarte mi alma y mi libertad
Caption 2 [en]: for being faithful, for giving you my soul and my freedom

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Amparanoia - La Vida Te Da

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Amparo Sanchez – a singer and guitar player from Spain – is not afraid to mix genres, geographies and influences. On her band Amparanoia’s website, she explains: “My paranoia is music and the idea was to mix rhythms and styles, taking enjoyment from the rumba to ‘ranchera’, or the bolero and ska…” (Of course, Amparo + paranoia = Amparanoia.) Listen to 2006’s “La vida te da” and hear the Afro-Cuban rumba interpreted by this talented Spaniard.

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Caption 22 [es]: y algo afecta a mi alma
Caption 22 [en]: and something affects my soul

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