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Apr 2024
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Learn Cuban Spanish with Music: Guantana...

Tamara Marie
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In this episode, Yohenia shows us a very popular song from Cuba due to its great historical significance. 🇨🇺 Let's listen to the lyrics of the song Guantanamera, a Cuban classic of the musical genre Son. 🎶 In this episode you’ll learn: The difference between the musical genres Son and Salsa 💃🏾Cuban vocabulary: words like Guajira, Guano and Guantanamera ... Show More
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