Dates and Easter break
Just a reminder, there is no basic class next Tuesday (Apr 2). We are back the following week (Apr 9) and then have a three-week break for Easter. The summer term kicks off on May 7.
Guantanamera - the most famous song in the Spanish language
Our song this week is Guantanamera, a folk song from the island of Cuba. The title means a woman from Guantanamo, a place now notorious as an American prison. Guajira is Cuban slang for a woman from the country (a peasant woman) and is also a style of Cuban song. It is probably Cuba’s most famous song and has been recorded by many international artists including Joan Baez , José Feliciano , Wyclef Jean , Trini Lopez , Nana Mouskouri and Bobby Darin ; also by such groups as Los Lobos , and the Gipsy Kings . Our version is by Celia Cruz (pictured left), one of the most popular Latin American singers ever. The song has a background video of Cuban scenes and listed to her roll those Rs. Click here to see it. Guantanamera uses words from Cuban poet and independence fighter José Martí, who was killed fighting against Spanish troops in the Battle of Dos Ríos on May 19, 1895 while trying to liberate Cuba from Spanish imperial power. It was radio host José Fernández ...
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