Latin American Music and Dance form a big part of Latin American culture. The ones that have got us Kiwis excited the most are Salsa, Merengue and Tango. Most Latin bands play a mixture of Salsa and Merengue when performing at Latin clubs around New Zealand. Tango seems to take a back seat and evenings [...]

Why would you want to simply learn basic Spanish words? You can learn to speak Spanish online but what you’ll find is that much of what’s available is very basic and really isn’t going to do a very good job.If you really can meet your needs by only learning basic Spanish words, you can buy [...]

Why learn Spanish? Well, to begin with, you need it to communicate with your neighbors! There are more than 17 million Hispanics in the U.S. who either don’t speak English very well or don’t speak it at all. You need to learn Spanish to be able to communicate with them, to understand what they are [...]

Learning Spanish can do a lot for you and improve life in a number of countless ways.For starters, you can improve your understanding of English. Yes, that’s right! A lot of the vocabulary of English has Latin origins, much of which came to English by way of French. Since Spanish is also a Latin language, [...]

Anyone who has tried to play lead guitar in the style of Carlos Santana will know how difficult it is to duplicate. I am not referring to copying a Santana solo from a TAB sheet, we’re talking about understanding how Carlos creates his powerful solos.Santana’s powerful solos are a blend of interesting harmonic textures mixed [...]

Which is the best language to learn? Which is the easiest?Two different questions, often uttered in the same breath. But that’s okay, because there will be only one answer. Whichever language you wholeheartedly choose to study will be both the best and the easiest. However, here’s some help choosing.The choices.Here is the Modern Language Association’s [...]