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Where is Santiago?

Santiago en el mundo

 

 

Where is Santiago? ¿Dónde está Santiago? As you can see there are several possible answers to that question. All of them locations within the Spanish-speaking world. If you are wondering why this is such a popular name, or if you want to know more, keep reading.… CONTINUE READING

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Tierra, desde Galicia

Tierra, desde Galicia. These are Xoel López and Ivan Ferreiro, uniting forces in one of those beautiful beaches on the Cantabrian Sea coast to sing  “Tierra”. Two singers from Galicia in North-western Spain.CONTINUE READING

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Txalaparta, courtesy of some Northern Basques

captura-de-pantalla-2016-09-27-a-las-10-16-09Txalaparta is not a Spanish word, it is a word from one of the four official languages in Spain, Basque. Every Spaniard has the duty to know and speak Spanish. However, this rule does not apply to the other three official languages.CONTINUE READING

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Berri Txarrak

This time, a band from Lekumberri, Navarra, in Basque… so that you can taste the difference. Berri Txarrak, means bad news in Basque, and Oreka, the name for this song, balance.CONTINUE READING

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El hombre del saco by Vetusta Morla

El hombre del saco in Spanish is the Sack Man, also called the Bag Man or Man with the Bag/Sack in English. It is a figure similar to the bogeyman, portrayed as a man with a sack on his back who carries naughty children away.CONTINUE READING

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Amaral

More music! for you to have a break… from Madrid rooftops. Enjoy…

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Vetusta Morla

Indie rock from Tres Cantos, Madrid. The band name was inspired by the giant old turtle in The Never Ending Story, by Michael Ende.

 

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Depedro

From Barcelona, Jairo Zavala, aka Depredro. Try it, but it could bite… you have been warned! 🙂

 

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Pecker

Raúl Usieto, from Huesca (Aragón) brings to you pop music that flirts with funk, house, hip hop, swing, drum&bass or 2 step. In Spanish of course, most of the time… Have a look!CONTINUE READING

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Describing: MI PUEBLO/ MI CIUDAD

You can watch this presentation, paying attention to the relevant verbs and most useful words involved, and use it as model to write your own about your place of choice.CONTINUE READING

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