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División Minúscula - Sismo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Division Minuscula hails from Matamoros, a Mexican border town just to the south of Brownsville, Texas. Despite having disbanded for five years while members finished their degrees and helped out with family businesses, the group is back and not yet forgotten, with this hit song, Sismo (Earthquake), shaking the airwaves.

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SiZu Yantra - Bienvenido

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Bienvenido al sueño is the first solo effort by the artist formerly known as Rubén Albarrán—of Café Tacuba / Café Tacvba fame. (‘Tacuba’ became ‘Tacvba’ after a lawsuit, according to this Wikipedia entry.) Check out Sizu’s wild video to the album’s title track. Nice hats, no?

¡Tierra, Sí! (1 episodes 4 videos)

¡Tierra, Sí! [Land, Yes!] examines controversial 2006 events during the Mexican presidency of Vicente Fox whereby peasants in the municipality of San Salvador Atenco vehemently protested the construction of an airport that would displace thousands of families from their land.

Liquits (3 videos)

Desde Que, Chido, Jardín

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Joselo - Sobriedad

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Joselo Rangel is a native of Minatitlan, Puerto de Veracruz. He went to university, however, in Mexico City, at UAM (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana). It was there that he teamed up with Ruben Albarran to create the legendary Café Tacuba. “Sobriedad” is from his recent solo effort, Lejos.

Felipe Calderón (1 episodes 3 videos)

Harvard-educated Felipe Calderón, who the New York Times calls “a dapper man who speaks with all the fire of an economist,” is perceived as the safe, business-friendly presidential candidate. This video carefully cultivates a persona antithetical to the rougher-hewn López Obrador.

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Zurdok - Para Siempre

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

In English “forever” is a really long time, it’s also, you’ll notice, written as a single word. In Spanish “for ever” is expressed as “for always,” also a long time, and is written as two distinct words, para siempre. Zurdok has been infecting Mexico, and the world, with its catchy tunes since 1994.

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Control Machete - El Apostador

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

An apostador is anyone who makes a wager. Control Machete’s "El Apostador" comes off their album Uno, Dos. This exquisitely animated video backs up the song’s tale of have and have not. It must be your lucky day, because we’re betting that you are going to learn something!

Inspector (2 videos)

Amargo Adios, Amnesia

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Fase - Tania

Difficulty: Newbie

Mexico

The trio Fase is hailed as a pioneer in “tropical electronica”. The wonderfully sweet voice of Alma Velasco helped make this plaintive song a favorite among pop fans on both hemispheres. Excellent electro-pop with simple and very clear lyrics that repeat many key words, super for beginners.

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Hector Guerra - What up?

Difficulty: Beginner

Bolivia

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Hector Guerra is a Spanish-Bolivian artist known for his unique genre of music known as “electro latino,” which combines influences from hip hop, dancehall, reggae, cumbia, electronic and even Andean music. “What up?” was the first single from his debut album “Amor,” which came out in 2012 and went to number one on the iTunes Mexico chart.

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3R - Campaña de reciclaje - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

El pobre manejo de los residuos es uno de los mayores problemas del medio ambiente en la mayoría de las naciones del mundo, incluyendo a España y México, un problema que tiene grandes repercusiones. Aúnque no es la única solución, esta serie nos muestra como reciclando se puede ayudar.

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La 5ª Estación - Que Te Quería

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

La Quinta Estación es un grupo español que se hizo muy popular cuando en México se usara una de sus canciones como el tema de una tenelovela. Cuando los españoles viajaron a México para aprovechar de este inusitado éxito quedaron tan encantados que decidieron quedarse. “Que te quería” (That I Loved You) es el primer sencillo de su album lanzado en el 2009.

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Noel Schajris - No veo la hora

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Argentino de nacimiento pero hoy basado en México, Noel Shajris es mejor conocido por su participación en el dueto “Sin Bandera”. Desde el 2000, Noel, junto con Leonel Garía, ha compuesto y cantado éxito tras éxito. Pero en el 2007, Noel y Leonel decidieron separarse. Por suerte para nosotros todavía podemos escuchar sus emotivas canciones.

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Franco de Vita - Mi sueño

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

La leyenda venezolana Franco de Vita ha estado siempre presente en las listas de popularidad desde que lanzara su primer album en 1984. Sus melodías románticas lo hicieron famoso en México, un país poseedor de una gran industria telenovelera. “Mi sueño” es uno de los grandes éxitos de Franco de Vita, y una prueba de su gran talento.

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