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Advanced
Mexico
Want to know what you didn’t know before? Here’s the first in our series of what you didn’t know about… electronic art. We talk to a veteran electronic artist who’s been playing around with computers since the old Commodore and Amiga machines connected to TV sets. He’s linking and looping, moving from one networked idea to the next. See if you can follow his rapid-fire monologue about his digital works.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
After some interesting reflections on the way we approach our daily life, artist Adanowsky goes into the Mexico City subway to perform one of the most memorable songs from this documentary. Enjoy it!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
In this part, we'll hear a reflection on the concept of freedom, as well as the conclusion of the collaboration between Residente from Calle 13 and the rock band Molotov.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
In this segment, we'll hear a reflection from novelist and spiritual writer Antonio Velasco Piña, followed by a musical collaboration between Residente (lead singer of the urban group Calle 13) and the legendary Mexican rock band Molotov.
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Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
What happens when you mix rap, rock, and the typical sounds of son jarocho from Veracruz? The answer is in this clip featuring rapper Bastón, the group Mono Blanco, and rocker Sergio Arau.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Enjoy the first part of this documentary directed by English director and musician Duncan Bridgeman. In this segment, we will see a special introduction with traditional Mexican sounds and the voice of Rubén Albarrán, vocalist of the group Café Tacvba.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
From the legendary Arena Ciudad de México, Tatiana takes us to learn more closely about the atmosphere surrounding Lucha Libre, a very famous sport in Mexico that is recognized worldwide.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador, Mexico
While visiting Zacatecas, our Ecuadorian friend Pipo chats with locals to learn some of the most interesting and commonly used Mexican colloquial words and expressions.
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Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Karla and Fernando discuss some differences between two types of traditional Mexican music: mariachi and bolero, pondering the occasions for which each might be better suited.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Kara gives us instructions to put the finishing touches on our pozole, a delicious, traditional Mexican soup.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Karla continues her video on the traditional Mexican soup, pozole, by teaching us how to make it! We'll learn how to prepare the meat, what other ingredients are required, and what foods can be served with it on the side.
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Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Originally from Mexico City, singer Karla Álvarez has been living in Berlin, Germany for eleven years. In this video, she tells us how, when she misses her country and family, making pozole, a traditional Mexican soup, makes her feel closer to home.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Mexican rock and funk band Zapata Jones performs its hit, "Naranja es mi color" [Orange is My Color] as a tribute to the renowned Naranjeros de Hermosillo [Hermosillo Orange Growers] baseball team.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Listen to the catchy pop tune "Girasol" [Sunflower] by Mexican Band Latin Monkey.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.
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