Tag Archives: music
Latin pop idol: Jesús Navarro Posted by Adir on Oct 22, 2012
A lot of new singers and groups pop up every month in the music industry and in Latin America this is not different. Mexican group Reik was formed in 2003 and has Jesús Navarro as their lead singer, Julio Ramírez Eguía (guitar) y Gilberto “Bibi” Marin (electric guitar). By the way, we had a Reik…
Song: Peligro, de Reik Posted by Adir on Oct 1, 2012
¡Hola, mi gente! ¿Cómo les va todo? Let’s start October with a very cool video by Mexican band Reik, Peligro! The lyrics are translated and below them you will also find an acoustic version of the song. ¡Aprovéchala! If you’re reading this post in your e-mail, click here to watch the videos. Peligro (Danger) Reik…
Top Latin Songs in the USA Posted by Adir on Sep 24, 2012
Hey, there! Let’s kick off this great Tuesday with the top Latin songs in the USA (by Billboard). Ready? 1 – Ricardo Arjona – Te quiero 2 – Sin Respiración – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga 3 – Roberto Tapia – Mirando al Cielo 4 – Wisin & Yandel Featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain…
Please Christina, don’t get your hopes up! Posted by Adir on Sep 12, 2012
Hello, everybody! So Xtina is back on The Voice, but did you know that she has an album only with songs in Spanish called Mi Reflejo? And I have to say, her pronunciation is good so I chose this song, Falsas Esperanzas (False Hopes) because it’s easy to sing and I’m sure you’ll have a…
Our last goodbye to Chavela Vargas Posted by Magda on Aug 9, 2012
Nuestro panorama cultural está perdiendo figuras muy importantes estos días. Posiblemente todos vosotros sepáis que la cantante Chavela Vargas, de 95 años, murió hace tres días. Mujer de gran personalidad y una voz muy particular, fue musa de escritores, cantantes y directores de cine tales como Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Joaquin Sabina, o Pedro Almodovar. Aunque…
Fútbol, y la canción del verano Posted by Magda on Aug 3, 2012
Quizá algunos de vosotros recordareis un post que escribí hace ya bastante tiempo: Surviving the World Cup. Y es que esta que os escribe de vez en cuando, ni entiende de fútbol, ni ganas tiene. Pero reconozco que la Roja ha estado imparable, ha ganado a sus rivales, y ha conseguido que el país casi…
Song + grammar = Aguacero (by Maía) Posted by Adir on Aug 2, 2012
We had Maía earlier this year on the Spanish blog with the song Ingenuidad and here she is again. I particularly love her song El Aguacero (The downpour) and it caught my attention because she uses two distinc forms of the future tense. Here are the lyrics to the song and the future tense forms…