Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Musician and songwriter, Jorge Garcia, leads the band, Suena Disco. Their single, Temblor, featuring guest artist, Itzia Aranda, incorporates electronic music from Guadalajara with a tropical flare.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
The song, "No me enseñaste" [You Didn't Teach Me] is one of Mexican singer, Thalia's, most famous hits. Enjoy the official video of this romantic and melancholy tune!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Also known as the “The King of Ranchera Music,” Vicente Fernández is a retired singer, film producer and actor from Mexico who is considered a symbol of Latin American culture. Released in 1989, “Por Tu Maldito Amor” [Because of Your Damn Love] is the title track from his fifteenth studio album, which topped the Billboard Regional Mexican Album chart for 21 straight weeks.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
"Limón y Sal" [Lemon and Salt] is the title track from Mexican artist, Juliet Venegas' fourth studio album, which focuses on the ups and downs of relationships.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
"Mambe & Danochilango" sing about a "Cumbia Universal" [Universal Cumbia] with the power to liberate individuals and unite nations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Released in March 2015, "Hasta La Raíz" is the title track of Mexican pop-rock singer and songwriter, Natalia Lafourcade's album.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Mexican singer Lila Downs sings soulfully about the fictional character, Naila and how, after betraying her lover, she cannot be “Naila for you anymore.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
The Mexican pop band La Gusana Ciega sings "727," a song about how letting go can allow you to soar. This video also documents the life on the road.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Who is this Merlina, muse of the hypnotic song by La Gusana Ciega of Mexico? Even if we don't know, it's easy to enjoy her tribute.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
The moon just won't be the same without you, sing the quirky, romantic band, La Gusana Ciega (literally, the Blind Worm). Yup, those flowers on the moon are going to be thirsty. (Did we mention this band is quirky?)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Camilo Lara is the man behind the Mexican Institute of Sound (when he’s not busy being the president of EMI Music in Mexico). With this project, he intended to create a fusion of traditional elements with electronic music. MIS tunes have been invading TV and advertising lately; see if you recognize the song “Alocatel.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Quiero Club is an indie band from Monterrey, Mexico. The name of the group (in Spanish, “I want club”) points to the types of music they combine: rock, pop, and electronic music. From their second album released in 2008, “Minutos de Aire” is a collaboration with Jorge Gonzalez from the Chilean band Los Prisioneros. You don’t want to miss this trippy adventure of a video!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
In the Mexican film Rudo y Cursi, Gael García Bernal plays one of two brothers who leave the countryside to gain fame as soccer players. The brothers are nicknamed Rudo (Rude or Rough) and Cursi (Corny or Tacky), and from the looks of this video, you can see why. Enjoy this over-the-top version of Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Mmmm. A feast of flowers. Literally. This music video features lovely ladies in flowing dresses stuffing their faces with petals, stems and pollen. We can’t tell whether it’s right or wrong, but it’s fun to watch.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
This video is about all those things that make us different—they are many! But it doesn’t matter how different we are, Mexican band Café Tacuba has been around long enough to have a song for every taste! Artists of self-invention, they rock the house from Mexico City to Japan!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Have you ever thought how things would be if you could go back and undo some of your mistakes? Well, that’s what "Volver a comenzar" is about, this song by the Mexican band Café Tacuba dwells in the deepest corners of philosophy and human condition. But don’t worry, it never stops being a nice and catchy song!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Back in 1990, just breaking out, Gloria Trevi sang “Quiero llevar el pelo suelto” – a pop song that rang out like an anthem for the young and the restless. These days, after many years of success and many self-transformations, Trevi’s still singing about strength, independence, and she’s still belting it out near the top of the charts.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Ah, catchy songs: They get under your skin and won’t leave your head. Here Mexican pop band Reik sings a catchy song about a catchy girl—at least, Reik’s crooner seems incapable of forgetting her.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Singers Hanna and Ashley of Ha*Ash were born in Louisiana but are now based in Mexico. When they were 11 and 13, they got their first taste of success at a school talent show. Since then, Ha*Ash have gone far mixing Latin pop with country music. With a gold disc and platinum album in the bag, Ha*Ash are flying close to the stars they used to admire when they were just chicas.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Who said that love songs can’t be fun? Even if we still don’t understand the relationship between the song and the video, we really enjoyed the adventures of this security guard in the middle of the night.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Life on Mars? A star invasion? As usual, our boys of La Gusana Ciega are a bit surreal, a bit out there, but always fun to listen to. Enjoy the ride.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Hanna and Ashley are two young sisters with an already long and successful career. The road from a school talent show to pop stardom is long, but they journeyed surprisingly quickly. On their short journey, however, it seems like they had time to have their hearts broken—at least according to this video!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
The friendly guys from La Gusana Ciega bring us this surrealist tune, full of bright colors, rusty cars, and a beautiful girl being chased by the band members.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Los Originales de San Juan, a Norteño Quartet based in California, has 25 albums to their name and a long history of hard work and controversy, mostly stemming from two self-released singles which both told stories of drug dealers. One of these singles became a massive hit on Norteño and Tejano radio, leading to a deal with EMI Latin.
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