Sunday, February 3, 2013

More Current Music

Below are three of my favorite artists/group that create Spanish music. There are Hot Tamale Activities listed under each video.

Julieta Venegas "Tuve Para Dar"
pop, electronic

  • Based on the video, what do you think the main idea of the song is?
  • Complete this worksheet - filling in the lyrics that are missing (you'll have to print it)
  • Find the lyrics in English
Cafe Tacvba "Olita del Altamar"
rock
  • This video is a "making of" click here to watch the real video.
  • Find the lyrics in Spanish and English
  • This video has the rock band and then 4 other indigenous males with drums and pan-flutes. Who do they represent? What does their drum say?

Ana Tijoux "Shock"
hip hop/rap

  • What are these people protesting? Why?
    • find articles online in English that give more details about these protests
    • How does this tie into 9th grade Cult Lit class?
  • Here are the lyrics in Spanish and English - Summarize the main idea of the video/lyrics

General Hot Tamale Activities
  • Rank the songs in the order you like them - 1 being the one you liked the best. Explain why.
  • Find and share other songs from these artists that you like
  • Write a short biography about one or more of the artist


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