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.

In this episode of Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we are introduced to Venezuela's national instrument: the cuatro, which can be heard in almost all Venezuelan folk music.

In this second part of our series on the Venezuelan cuatro, musician Leonardo Lozano explains to us how the manner in which this traditional instrument is played varies between geographical regions.

In this third part of the series on the Venezuelan cuatro, Leonardo Lozano shares with us the names and functions of some of the parts that comprise it.

You shouldn’t be surprised to find these two Italian guys singing in Spanish! There is a huge tradition of Italian singers rocking the pop charts in Latin America. Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Pausini and Nek are some of those ambassadors of Italian pop in the Spanish speaking world!

Two cousins organize their freshly-washed clothes. Let's learn the names of several clothing items and see who they belong to.

Pamela wants to meet a new art student, but she doesn't know how to approach him because she's a bit shy. That's why Juan helps her practice how to introduce herself.

Enjoy the first episode of this series ideal for beginners. In this first part, Sofía and her brother arrive at a new apartment. Let's see how this story begins.

While unpacking their things, the brother and sister come across a photo of their family.

In this part the brother and sister talk about their culinary skills while organizing some objects.

While they organize some things, Sofía and her brother find a small box.

The brother and sister decide to see what's in the little box. What will they find in it?

Sofía makes a call to report about the little box that she and her brother found in the apartment.

Thanks to the call she makes, Sofía manages to obtain a name and phone number of the possible owner of the little box.

In addition to finding photos and recipes in the little box, the brother and sister discover another quite important object.