La canción de la semana #28

From Cuba, Aquellos ojos verdes, sung by the late Ibrahim Ferrer.

Aquellos ojos verdes de mirada serena, dejaron en mi alma eterna sed de amar. Anhelos y caricias, de besos y ternuras. De todas las dulzuras que sabían brindar. Aquellos ojos verdes serenos como un lago en cuyas quietas aguas un día me miré, no saben las tristezas que a mi alma le dejaron aquellos ojos verdes que ya nunca olvidaré

Kirill

La canción de la semana #27

Did I ask already if you want more tango? Here's one anyway, most appropriately titled Más de lo Mismo ("More of the same"), performed by Tanghetto (from the album Hybrid Tango).

Kirill

La canción de la semana #26

...es La negra Tomasa interpretada por Trío Matamoros.

estoy tan enamorao de la negra Tomasa que cuando se va de casa qué triste me pongo Ay! Ay! Ay! esa negra linda que me dio bilongo esa negra linda que me dio bilongo na más que me gusta la comida que ella cocina na más que me gusta el café que ella me cuela quiquiribú mandinga quiquiribú mandinga

Kirill

Ojalá que llueva café

I am not trying to compete with Kirill in posting wonderful songs. He does it better than anyone. This song by Juan Luis Guerra is a good exercise to practice the subjunctive. Listen to the song, with lovely pictures and explanations to understand the lyrics, and do the exercises. Clic here.

Have fun.

Elena

La canción de la semana #25

...is Chiquichaca, performed by Yusa. Read more about her here.

Kirill

Lunch next Thursday

We are meeting next Thursday! Hope all of us can make it. Most of us should have received a mail about it. If not, shout and I will send the details.
Elena

La canción de la semana #24

I wonder why there ain't no comments, let alone shouts "More!" Never mind. Before moving to something else, one more tango. This time it is Santa Maria (del buen ayre) from Gotan Project.

Kirill

La canción de la semana #23

Continuing with the tango. Here you can hear the First movement of Piazzolla's Tango Suite played by two Aussie classical guitarists, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan.

Have a good week,
Kirill

La canción de la semana #22

...es El Quinto Regimiento interpretada por Lila Downs.

This track is taken from Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War CD (Appleseed Recordings).

Words and history of this song are here.

Kirill

Esto es el tango

I couldn't decide what to select as a song for this week, thanks to the This is the Tango program presented by Guadalupe Jolicoeur. 'This Is The Tango' was originally broadcast as a series of three CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) radio programs during the last three weekends of April, 1997, and is now available in MP3 as well as the RealAudio format. About three hours of music, plus the complete playlists (Listas de música). Disfruta el Tango!

Kirill