Podcasts - Spanish - A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

Introduction
Duration: 00:00:31
Date: 03.09.2008
Introduction
Introduction to the series of programmes

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Radio Programme 1: Astronomy in Colombia
Duration: 00:09:45
Date: 03.09.2008
Radio Programme 1: Astronomy in Colombia
A radio-style programme about astronomy from Cali in Colombia featuring experts and some phone-in callers

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Radio programme 1: English borrowings in Spanish
Duration: 00:05:44
Date: 03.09.2008
Radio programme 1: English borrowings in Spanish
A talk about the words which Spanish has borrowed from English with Eduardo de Benito.

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Radio programme 2: Water, a natural resource
Duration: 00:09:04
Date: 03.09.2008
Radio programme 2: Water, a natural resource
A radio-style programme where presenter Juan Carlos Jaramillo travels round various Latin-American capitals to find out how people are using and abusing this vital resource.

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Radio programme 2: Spanish in the world
Duration: 00:05:54
Date: 03.09.2008
Radio programme 2: Spanish in the world
A short talk by Eduardo de Benito resuming the origins of Spanish, the adoption of words from Latin America and the influence of literature and the media on the Spanish language. He ends by looking to the future of Spanish.

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Music and dance: Flamenco
Duration: 00:06:00
Date: 03.09.2008
Music and dance: Flamenco
Documentary on Flamenco: its origins, various people's definitions, its connection with the Romany and oral traditions.

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Musical mixture
Duration: 00:01:47
Date: 03.09.2008
Musical mixture
A description of the numerous influences on flamenco music.

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A flamenco club
Duration: 00:02:06
Date: 03.09.2008
A flamenco club
Description of a flamenco club: both a place to meet and enjoy flamenco and an association which organises concerts, dance classes etc

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Social and political aspects of flamenco
Duration: 00:03:05
Date: 03.09.2008
Social and political aspects of flamenco
An exploration of social, political and economic aspects of flamenco. Whereas artists used to have a lowly status, that's now changed. They no longer have to jump for the person who "pays the piper".

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New flamenco
Duration: 00:03:04
Date: 03.09.2008
New flamenco
New directions in flamenco: practioners talk about how it has assimilated elements from other cultures, from pop music and other musical styles. Includes the performance of a song which talks about world events, how the place of Romany is different now.

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Cuba: Cuban music and dance
Duration: 00:02:13
Date: 03.09.2008
Cuba: Cuban music and dance
Rodolfo Fournier, a Cuban dance teacher in London, describes the central role of music and dance in Cuban life.

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Cuba: Mixed roots
Duration: 00:00:00
Date: 03.09.2008
Cuba: Mixed roots
A description of the roots of both Cuban people and culture: a mixture of Spanish and African.

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Cuba; Religious dance
Duration: 00:00:00
Date: 03.09.2008
Cuba; Religious dance
This video shows a dance whose origins are in the Yoruba religion, known as Santeria in Cuba. The symbolism of the various characters in the dance is explained.

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Cuba: With rhythm in the body
Duration: 00:03:01
Date: 03.09.2008
Cuba: With rhythm in the body
Rodolfo says that rhythm is all-important in Cuban dance. Different parts of the body have to move independently of others! He also discusses mambo and the ever-changing nature of Cuban music and dance

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Cuba: Salsa
Duration: 00:03:01
Date: 03.09.2008
Cuba: Salsa
A description of the Salsa, the origins of its name, how its a fusion of "son", cha cha, mambo and other dances. Cuban dancers are constantly creating new styles, which are taken up around the world.

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Planning a Mural
Duration: 00:06:23
Date: 28.05.2008
Planning a Mural
A group of Argentinian artists plan the painting of a mural.

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Creating a Mural
Duration: 00:06:35
Date: 26.05.2008
Creating a Mural
Argentinian artists Cristina Terzaghi and Edgar de Santo lead the painting of a mural in La Boca.

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Artists in search of inspiration
Duration: 00:08:58
Date: 26.05.2008
Artists in search of inspiration
Argentinian artists Cristina Terzaghi and Mariana Siedlarek talk about the creative process in their work.

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Creating Sculptures
Duration: 00:05:38
Date: 26.05.2008
Creating Sculptures
Argentinian sculptor Beatriz Soto explains her work.

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