Cantemos
(Let's sing):
Music for listening...
and to help you learn Spanish
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A pre-Columbian drawing of a musician. |
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Cantemos
(Let's Sing) is a collection of 73
songs, including both traditional and modern Latin American and Spanish music. The
collection is supplied in digital format on one compact disk, or as a download The music is in mp3
format, and the text in Adobe Acrobat format. What makes this series unique is the text
that accompanies
the music. The text contains transcriptions of the Spanish words (in most
cases transcribed from listening), English translations, and,
most important of all,
notes. The notes discuss the singer or composer, and interesting linguistic and cultural
features of the songs. Below are descriptions of the complete series to date, followed by
price and ordering information.
Songs with a little smiley face (☺)
are my own personal favorites. There are quite a high percentage of these, which
shouldn't be surprising since I got to pick the songs!
CANTEMOS - VOLUME I
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☺1 Triste Recuerdo |
☺11 Tiempo de Vals
(Chayenne) |
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2 Véte Con
Él |
☺12
Adiós, Mariquita Linda |
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3 Quisiera Ser Una Lágrima |
13 Cielito Lindo
(Los Machucambos) |
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4 La Vaca de Don Mey |
☺14 Las
Mañanitas Mexicanas |
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5 Soy Como Soy
(Mazz) |
☺15 La Hija de Nadie |
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6 Pajarito Herido |
16 Cucurrucucu Paloma |
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☺7 El Rey |
17 Amor de los Dos |
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8 Cosas del Amor |
18 Más Allá de las Estrellas |
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9 Procuro Olvidarte (Simone) |
19 Amorcito Corazón |
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☺10 La Paloma |
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CANTEMOS - VOLUME II
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☺1 Las Mañanitas |
11 La Bamba (Bud and Travis) |
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☺2 Cielito Lindo |
☺12 La Bamba |
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☺3 A Donde Vayas |
☺13 La Paloma |
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4 Déjame en Paz |
14 Por Un Amor |
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5 Que No Quede Huella
(Bronco) |
☺15 Inolvidable (Roberto Carlos) |
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☺6 Frente a Frente (Los
Yonics) |
16 Sabor a Mí
(Eydie Gormé) |
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☺7 Arboles de la Barranca |
☺17 Solamente Una Vez |
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8 Corazón Usado
(Los Tigres del Norte) |
18 A Veces
Tú, A Veces Yo |
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9 La Cucaracha |
☺19 Guantanamera
(Celia Cruz
con
Buenavista Social Club) |
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☺10 El Condor Pasa |
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CANTEMOS - VOLUME III
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☺1 Camino de Guanajuato |
☺9 Canción Mixteca |
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☺2 Volver (Carlos
Gardel) |
☺10 Amar y Querer |
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Ella
(ya me olvidó) |
☺11 Mujer
(Agustín Lara) |
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☺4 Media Vuelta |
☺12 Ella (Pedro
Infante) |
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☺5 El Día Que Me Quieras |
13 Otro Día Más Sin Verte |
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6 Mi Tierra (Gloria
Estefan) |
14 Amalia Rosa |
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☺7 México Lindo y Querido |
15 Me Arrepiento de Quererte (Alvaro Torres) |
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8 Macarena (Los del
Río) |
16 No Me Platiques Más |
CANTEMOS - VOLUME IV
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☺1
Por mujeres como tú |
☺11 No volveré |
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☺2
Dicen que los hombres |
☺12 Eres tú
(Mocedades) |
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3 El
dolor de tu presencia |
☺13 Guayaquil de mis |
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☺4 Amor
sin limites |
14 Como olvidar |
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☺5
La Adelita |
☺15 Cuando salí de Cuba |
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6 Suerte
(Shakira) |
16 Abrázame muy fuerte |
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7 Mentiroso |
☺17
Las golondrinas |
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8 Si El Norte fuera El Sur |
☺18
La Valentina |
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9 No me enseñaste
(Thalia) |
19
Se me olvidó otra vez |
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10
Quítame ese hombre |
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Cantemos in digital format on one |
$49.98 |
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Cantemos download |
$29.99 |
Cantemos is also
available either as a free bonus, or
for as little as
$4.99 with the purchase of all or any part of the Platiquemos Program
in any
format. Information is here
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Music can be not only pleasant to listen to (and with the exception of some hip-hop wannabe's like the Barrio Boyz), Latin American and Spanish music is generally very pleasant. Much of Latin American and Spanish music is also "story" music, i.e., the song tells a story through its lyrics. Music can also be very helpful in learning the language. Here is an anecdote about how music helped me learn Spanish. |
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Pre-Columbian drawing of a singer |
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