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.

Jair and Puzzy are two young and talented musicians from Falcón, Venezuela. They had decided to blend their styles and to create a musical duo that already had brought their music to the best radio stations of the country.

Listen to Venezuelan-Argentine singer/songwriter Ricardo Montaner's 2012 hit single, "Convénceme" from the album, "Viajero Frecuente."

Ricardo from Mexico interviews Noelia from Venezuela as a potential housemate.

Ricardo gives his prospective housemate a tour of his home.

Future housemates Noelia and Ricardo prepare their first meal together.

An animated Venezuelan bartender gives us a live piña colada-making demonstration.

Zulbra from western Venezuela brings us the recipe for a cucumber and tomato salad, a dish which, in addition to being very popular in her region, is nutritious and easy to make.

Let's watch Marisol prepare a delicious, typical Venezuelan dish called "pabellon criollo," which is made with black beans, white rice, shredded beef, and ripe plantains.

Sign up to try something new with chef Marisol, who will give us a step-by-step demonstration of her maner of preparing dogfish, a type of shark that is typically consumed in Venezuela.

Learn from the girls of "Sin Desperdicio" (Without Waste) about their new campaign for cleaning up the environment. It's called "Not one more bag."

After a meeting is cancelled on him at the last minute, a boss and his very efficient assistant sit down together to reschedule it, as well as going over the boss's agenda for the day- both business and personal.