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Vocabulary for Musica Hispanica

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el/la cantante   singer  
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la celebridad   celebrity  
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el/la compositor/a   composer  
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concierto   concert  
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concurso   competition  
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conocido por   known for  
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decenas de miles   tens of thousands  
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estrella   star  
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ídolo   idol  
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letra   lyrics  
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el/la músico/a   musician  
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sacar una canción   to bring out a song  
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triunfar   to triumph  
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el acompañamiento   accompaniment  
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actuar   to perform  
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el cante jondo   type of 'deep/low' flamenco  
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emocionar   to excite  
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el estilo   style  
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el/la guitarrista   guitarist  
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la música folclórica   folk music  
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no tener ni idea de   to not have the faintest idea about  
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el renombre, la fama   fame  
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el sonido   sound  
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el bandoneón   large accordion  
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el gaucho   Argentine cowboy  
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aragonés   Aragonese (from the province of Aragon)  
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cántabro   Cantabrian (from Cantabria)  
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caribeño   Caribbean  
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castellano   from Castile (Castilian, also Spanish)  
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gallego   from Galicia  
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vasco   from the Basque Country  
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andaluz   from Andalucia  
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gitano   Gypsy  
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el género   gender  
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las castañuelas   castanets  
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el trombón   trombone  
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la trompeta   trumpet  
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el arpa   harp  
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el guitarrón   acoustic bass guitar (used in Mariachi)  
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la vihuela   5-stringed guitar  
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el bajo   bass guitar  
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el acordeón   accordion  
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la flauta   flute  
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la quena   Andean wood flute  
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la zampoña   Andean pan pipes  
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el mariachi   Mexican folk music  
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Juanés   famous Colombian singer  
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Maná   famous Mexican rock group  
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Daddy Yankee   famous Puerto Rican reggaton artist  
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Paco de Lucia   famous flamenco guitarist  
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Shakira   famous Colombian pop singer  
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reggaeton   Latin American fusion genre, a blend of hip-hop, electronica and pop latino  
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salsa   A dance and a type of Latino music from Cuba  
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merengue   A dance and a type of Latino music from the Dominican Republic  
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cumbia   A dance and type of Latino music from Colombia  
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tango   A dance and type of Latino music from Argentina  
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bachata   A dance and type of Latino music from the Dominican Republic, very 'racy'  
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