Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Yabla introduces us to Yepez, a painter from Venezuela.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Yolimar Gimon, one of the ten finalists in the "Mrs. Venezuela" contest in 2012, tells us a bit about how the contest gives the chance to a bit more mature women to prove their abilities outside of the home as well as what her participation in the contest meant to her.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Antonio Gaudí was a famous Catalan architect, internationally recognized as one of the most prodigious experts in his discipline. Let's find out some details about him and his relationship with his hometown, Reus, in the province of Tarragona.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
In part two of his series about the Catalonian architect Antonio Gaudí, Víctor takes us to the El Raval neighborhood, where he will talk to us about one his greatest structures: Güell Palace.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
In this third video about Antonio Gaudí, Víctor talks to us about yet another one of his architectural masterpieces: Casa Batlló.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
Did you know that Antonio Gaudí's famous Pedrera, or Casa Milà, in Barcelona was initially mocked by society? Let's take a look at the interesting story behind this architectural gem.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Did you know that Antonio Gaudí had a reputation as a great mystic who is currently on a list to be canonized? Don't miss out on hearing more about these and other interesting details about the life— and death— of this extraordinary architect.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
In this last video in honor of the great architect Antonio Gaudí, Victor tells us some interesting anecdotes that happened to him during the making of this series as well as about the love life of Antonio Gaudí.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Every August, the city of Tarragona celebrates the Sant Magí festival. Let's listen to retired social education professor Joan Martínez Manet tell us the fascinating story behind this celebration.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Víctor Díaz introduces us to the vibrant Santa Tecla festival in Tarragona, Spain. With the help of a local, we will learn about some of the festival's entertaining events as well as the beauty and inviting atmosphere of the city of Tarragona.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
From San Felipe Neri Plaza in Barcelona, Spain, Víctor Díaz offers us some insight into this site's historical importance and why it serves as a monument to world peace.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
As the fifteenth birthday of young girls in Venezuela and most other Latin American countries marks a special rite of passage into womanhood, it is traditional for the family to throw them a big birthday bash.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Cuba, Venezuela
Antonio shares with us some fascinating facts about rumba, a popular Cuban rhythm, from its African roots to its influence on other musical genres.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Uruguay, Venezuela
What is candombe? In this episode from Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we'll travel to Uruguay to find out more about this musical style that is influenced by more than twenty different African cultures as well as the indigenous Charrúas and Guaranis, the Spanish, and the Portuguese.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Venezuela
Let's discover yet another upbeat Colombian musical genre with Antonio, porro, by listening to its melody and witnessing how it is danced.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
In this episode of Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we'll learn a bit about the origin and history of rap music. We've even invited rapper Junior High to join us, who'll help you learn more Spanish with a very special rap.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Babel Music introduces us to the quitiplás, a fascinating musical instrument from Mestizo America that is made of bamboo and comes in different sizes and pitches.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico, Venezuela
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico, Venezuela
Lifelong mariachi artists explain their passion for the mariachi music and way of life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela
Welcome to Miami's Calle Ocho, a street in Miami which allows us to catch a glimpse not only of Cuban culture, but also the various other Latin American cultures which merge and congregate there.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia, Venezuela
In the ballad "Será" [It will be], famed Venezuelan vallenato singer Jorge Celedón and Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Franco De Vita team up to sing about love.
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