Archive for Latin America
Cancion para Quebrar la Pinata (Mexican Song To Break the Piñata)
Posted by: | CommentsA piñata is often a custom at Christmas celebrations in Mexico. What fun. Here a chorus of children sing. The lyrics translate to “I don’t want silver, I don’t want gold, all I want is to break the piñata”.
Disney’s Las Posadas (In Mexico)
Posted by: | CommentsTaken from a Disney Story, this is a simple and lovely animation of what the Las Posadas tradition is like in Mexico. Would you like to read more about this wonderful tradition. Check out some of the books we’ve reviewed that take you right into this beautiful custom.
Las Posadas – What Mary And Joseph Sing Asking To Come Into The Inn
Posted by: | CommentsThis is Televicentro’s animation of the Las Posadas custom where townsfolk dress as Mary and Joseph and go out seeking an Inn (the word posada means inn). As the Bible story tells, they are turned away many times before they find a stable and a manger – a place for the Baby Jesus to be born.
La Cucaracha – The Little Cockroach
Posted by: | CommentsThis popular silly song is from Mexico and is known all around the world. The word cucaracha means cockroach and the song has mostly nonsense lyrics.
This version; complete with dancing cockroaches, tells a story of a little cockroach who could dance and play the guiro – an instrument from Latin America. It’s a perfect song for learning Spanish or English, or just for having some musical fun!
Would you like to hear a guiro, color one or make your own version? If so, click here: http://www.dariamusic.com/guiro.php
AMAZING KIDS: Cha Sun Chong (et al) performing “Our Kindergarten Teacher”
Posted by: | CommentsOur friend in Mexico; Bob Mrotek, suggested this video of amazing young kids playing guitar on a song called “Our Kindergarten teacher”. Do you know any videos of amazing kids? Let us know so we can share them here!
Bravo to these talented young students!
This video showcases a women’s group from Bolivia called Women’s Group “Mayu”. Here the women are performing on guitar and bass as well as traditional Andean instruments such as the quena (flute), bombo (drum) and charango (a smaller stringed instrument often made from the shell of an armadillo).
The title of the song is “Bajando De Las Montanas” or “Coming Down From The Mountains”. The first verse says that the woman is coming down from the mountains with her burro or donkey carrying wheat and flour for the nearest village. If you watch the video carefully, you’ll see a traditional dance called the huayno often done in both Bolivia and Peru as well as some beautiful scenes of the Andean countryside.
La Cucaracha
Posted by: | CommentsThis popular silly song is from Mexico and is known almost all around the world. The word cucaracha means cockroach and the song has mostly nonsense lyrics.
This version; complete with dancing cockroaches, tells a story of a little cockroach who could dance and play the guiro – an instrument from Latin America. It’s a perfect song for learning Spanish or English, or just for having some musical fun!
Would you like to hear a guiro, color one or make your own version? If so, click here:
http://www.dariamusic.com/guiro.php
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