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Perdidos en la Patagonia - La Punta Cantor

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Martin, Eduardo, and Karla take a trip around the Chubut province of Argentina, learning about and filming each cities’ fauna. On this leg of the trip, they are in the Valdes Peninsula to see the elephant seals and their breeding grounds.

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Caption 31 [es]: Que se va modificando, es bastante dinámico.
Caption 31 [en]: Which keeps getting modified, it's quite dynamic.

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Novalima - Entrevista - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru, Spain

Novalima is very aware of the importance of Peruvian folk music, not just in their sound but in another musical genres as well. Paco de Lucía, a Spanish flamenco musician, might have made the sound of the “cajón” (a box-like musical instrument) famous, but that sound is Peruvian as it gets.

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Caption 107 [es]: Cumbia -y yo diría la cumbia, ¿no? -bastante cumbia.
Caption 107 [en]: Cumbia -I would say the cumbia, right? -a lot of cumbia.

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Novalima - Entrevista - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Peru, Spain

Novalima mixes Peruvian folk music with electronic beats. Touring has become an important source of inspiration. That’s how they translate their musical roots onto the dance floor. Universal tunes with local sounds!

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Caption 55 [es]: o sea para nosotros nos sorprende bastante,
Caption 55 [en]: I mean, for us it surprises us quite a bit,

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Nortec Collective - Bostich+Fussible

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Our friends from Nortec Collective are known for their eclectic mix of electronic and norteño music (hence the name: norteño + techno = Nortec). Here, a band member discusses how the group got started, down to the very first time he read about a synthesizer. Don’t miss their Grammy award-nominated Tijuana Sound Machine.

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Caption 34 [es]: Y en... muchas ocasiones pues eran samples bastante sucios, bastante, ah...
Caption 34 [en]: And on... many occasions, well, they were quite sloppy samples, quite, um...

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Novalima - Entrevista - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru, Spain

Continue learning about what specific kinds of music go into the mix to make the special sound that is Novalima.

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Caption 71 [es]: Porque de alguna manera lo afroperuano se estaba perdiendo bastante, ¿no? Eh...
Caption 71 [en]: Because somehow the Afro-Peruvian [aspect] was getting lost quite a bit, right? Um...

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Novalima - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru, Spain

The Peruvian group Novalima took a break from their European tour for an interview. Learn about the branching out and coming back together that the band members went through to achieve their rich and eclectic sound.

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Caption 149 [es]: de vivir fuera, y haber viajado bastante,
Caption 149 [en]: of living abroad, and of having travelled quite a bit,

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Bunbury - Entrevista Con Enrique Bunbury - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

We had the chance to interview Spanish superstar Enrique Bunbury about his music, his art. The former Héroes del Silencio lead singer has been enjoying a successful solo career since 1996. Now he’s promoting his most recent album, Las consecuencias, which couldn’t be more different from his previous album.

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Caption 9 [es]: Creo que ese título es bastante significativo en el... en el álbum,
Caption 9 [en]: I think that that title is quite meaningful in the... in the album,

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Depedro - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Depedro is the solo project of Spanish singer and guitar player Jairo Zavala. Here, Yabla talks to the talented musician from Madrid about his exploration of Latin American pop, picking up new instruments on tour in Mexico, his musical beginnings and his appearances with U.S.-based Calexico.

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Caption 20 [es]: Bueno, pues, eh... la diferencia es bastante
Caption 20 [en]: Well, uh... the difference is plenty

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Joaquin TV - La Cocina Chilena

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chile

Sometimes we wonder: What do people from Chile eat? Well, thanks to our friend Joaquín we have an answer. And who doesn’t love sandwiches?

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Caption 3 [es]: que son bastante bien apetecidas por los turistas,
Caption 3 [en]: rather well appreciated by tourists,

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Bajofondo Tango Club - Mar Dulce - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Bajofondo is the fusion of different musicians from the Río de la Plata area, Uruguayans and Argentineans. In 2003, they won the Latin Grammy for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” for their new genre: Electronic Tango. We interviewed Luciano Supervielle and Martín Ferres after a show in Germany about their most recent European tour.

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Caption 38 [es]: digamos... somos un grupo bastante joven dentro del trabajo.
Caption 38 [en]: let's say... we're a very young group within the profession.

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Antonio Vargas - Artista - ilustración - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

You may know the baraja española, the Spanish deck of cards, with its classic renderings of kings and knights in four suits. Our illustrator friend Antonio Vargas created a uniquely Mexican baraja with native imagery drawing from the pre-Columbian Aztec, Olmec, Toltec and Mayan cultures.

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Caption 38 [es]: también eran bastante guerreros, eh, también tenían sus guerras.
Caption 38 [en]: they were also pretty warlike, uh, they also had their wars.

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Encuentro Volkswagen en Adícora - Escarabajos en la playa - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

Collecting, restoring and “souping up” Volkswagens is a passion shared by Latin Americans from Baja to Buenos Aires. They love the mechanics and the mechanical lingo. But what’s as clear as the Adicora sky, is that what keeps them united is not pipes and motors but friendship.

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Caption 23 [es]: Y de verdad he viajado bastante con él,
Caption 23 [en]: And truly I have traveled a lot with it,

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Cocinando con Miguelito - Pollo sudado - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Bring a fork and knife to this video because our “pollo sudado” is almost ready. Chef Miguelito is putting the last touches on this delicious recipe that’s good enough for the whole family!

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Caption 10 [es]: lo quiere decir que alcanzan para bastante gente.
Caption 10 [en]: that means they are enough for many people.

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Karamelo Santo - Goy - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina, Spain Mendoza

The guys from Karamelo Santo are not only great musicians enjoying success far away from their hometown—they’re also really humble and contribute to new bands' careers in Mendoza. They know how hard the path is, and they’re happy to share their experiences with the very people who recognized them first.

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Caption 19 [es]: la banda fue creciendo y se hizo bastante conocida,
Caption 19 [en]: the band continued to grow and it became quite well known,

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Karamelo Santo - Goy - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina, Spain Mendoza

Here’s the second part of the interview with Goy of Karamelo Santo. They are among the leaders of their home country’s independent music scene (Argentina). All their records were self produced—the major labels just weren’t interested in a band which plays free shows for the unemployed and pokes fun at the international monetary fund.

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Caption 149 [es]: Nosotros vemos que cada pueblo tiene una parte bastante distintiva.
Caption 149 [en]: We've seen that each people has quite a distinctive aspect.

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