Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Christhian presents us with his rendition of "Temblando" by "Hombres G."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Chus shares with us some poetry by two of her favorite writers, revered Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, and Argentinean poetess, Alejandra Pizarnik.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Chus shares two delightful poems by Antonio Machado, one of the authors from Spain's Generation of Ninety-Eight, a group of writers and philosophers who were prolific during the Spanish-American War.
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Panama
There’s a lot to love about Panama’s Cienfue. Take this great song and its even better video. It makes you want to walk right into the ocean to play guitar underwater on a sunny day, doesn’t it?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Panama
Cienfue is an alternative folk guitarist and singer who mixes Panama's peculiar folklore with alternative rock and social lyrical content. Here is the official video of "La décima tercera", a song that is part of his 2010 album La calma y la tormenta (The Calm and the Storm).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican rockers Circo never do explain what the accidente was exactly, but it doesn’t make this music video any less entertaining to hear. Lead singer Fofé (aka José Luis Abreu, formerly of El Manjar de los Dioses) sounds at times like a latin Robert Smith of the Cure. But maybe it’s the other way around, since Smith is said to be a fan....
Difficulty: Beginner
Puerto Rico
How hard is your cáscara? Here Circo’s José Luis “Fofé” Abreu sings about a certain someone with the power to crack his. Note that cáscara is mostly used for eggs and nuts, whereas the shell of a turtle would be caparazón and that of a snail would be concha.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Have you ever had una sospecha (a suspicion)? Puerto Rico’s Circo explores restless uncertainty and mines a treasure chest of carnivalesque imagery from the world of Santeria, that mix of African deity worship and Catholicism that sprouted after African slaves arrived on the shores of the new world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Can you tomar en serio a group called Circo? This Puerto Rican rock band gives us advice about how to leave behind bad moments at the speed of light. But should we trust them? What if they are payaseando?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Honduras
Christian from Honduras works as a clown at Circus Berlin. In this video, he tells us how he started working in this profession and what he likes the most about circus life, as well as some curious anecdotes that have happened to him in the ring.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Honduras
Christian continues to offer us a glimpse into his life both on and offstage as a performer in Circus Berlin, a life he says he wouldn't trade for anything in the world!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Passionate circus artist Jose shares with us his lifelong love of the circus, describing how he started at a small family circus at age twelve and eventually joined one of Spain's top circuses, the renowned Circo Berlín, where he now performs primarily as a ringmaster.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Continuing to share with us the magic both in the ring and behind the scenes at Circo Berlín, a Spanish circus with German origins, Jose explains to us the circus' ability to bring together families and spectators of all ages as well as instilling in its audience the value of self-improvement.
Difficulty: Advanced
Spain
Fran belongs to the seventh generation of the circus family that ended up founding Circus Berlin. Like many of his fellow circus performers, Fran can't imagine his life outside the circus, where he works in the world of magic. Let's hear more from this passionate performer.
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