by RAÚL G.
Qué Pasa, Raúl: Spanish Thru Songs is a music podcast aimed mainly at students of Spanish and music lovers. The level is Intermediate to Advanced (B1-C1). On each episode I tell you stories and curiosities about songs of the Spanish-speaking world, ranging from the most iconic to the more obscure and quirky. I am Raúl G., a teacher of languages (Spanish and English) with a background in Fine Arts.
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5/22/2021
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July 4, 2026
<p>Hoy hablamos de “El Gran Varón” (1989), tema escrito por el músico panameño Omar Alfanno y popularizada por Willie Colón, el mítico trombonista, productor y cantante estadounidense, fallecido en marzo de este año en su Nueva York natal. Y en el episodio, además...</p><ul><li>¿Por qué decía Willie Colón que “los reyes de la salsa no sólo tocan canciones de amor”?</li></ul><ul><li>¿Qué es la “salsa consciente”?</li></ul><ul><li>Héctor Lavoe, Rubén Blades y Willie Colón: triunvirato de salseros</li></ul><ul><li>La salsa como crónica de la realidad cotidiana en los barrios latinos</li></ul><ul><li>Los divulgadores: Óscar Hijuelos y Leonardo Padura</li></ul><ul><li>La infancia de Colón en el Bronx de los 70, el papel de su abuelita y por qué la música latina le debe (a la abuelita) eterna gratitud</li></ul><ul><li>La “extraña enfermedad”: el sida en la música latina </li></ul><ul><li>Omar Alfanno y la triste historia real de Simón</li></ul><ul><li>“El Gran Varón”: el doble estigma de ser homosexual y seropositivo </li></ul><ul><li>¿Por qué parte de la comunidad gay se ofendió con la canción?</li></ul><ul><li>Gramática de la salsa: el coro, los pregones y el “diablo”</li></ul><p>🎧 Escucha “El Gran Varón” en nuestra playlist de Spotify “Qué Pasa, Raúl: La Playlist” </p><p>*****</p><p>Sign up <a href="https://ralg.substack.com/%E2%81%A0">here</a> for the show's free Newsletter.</p><p>If you appreciate my work and would like to support it, make a one-off donation at <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/quepasaraul">Buy Me a Coffee</a>. </p><p>You can also follow and rate the show on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Check out my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/byraulg/">Instagram</a> for comments, news and to see some of my artwork. </p><p>If you would like to take Spanish lessons with me, send me an email to quepasaraul@outlook.com </p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.byraulg.com/ ">my art website</a> to see more of my paintings, drawings and portrait work.</p>
May 13, 2026
<p>Hoy hablamos de <strong>“El chicano”</strong> (1977) del artista mexicano-estadounidense <strong>Lalo Guerrero</strong>. Y además...</p><ul><li>El sentimiento de identidad nacional: ¿puede una persona “ser de” dos países a la vez?</li></ul><ul><li>¿Quiénes eran los “pachucos”?</li></ul><ul><li>El bilingüismo mezclado del habla chicana</li></ul><ul><li>Lalo Guerrero: artista multigénero y todoterreno</li></ul><ul><li>Héroes de la historia mexicana: Juárez, Villa, Zapata</li></ul><ul><li>César Chávez y su legado </li></ul><p>Nota: el grupo <strong>Ronstadt Generations</strong>, que suena interpretando en vivo “There’s no tortillas”, actúa hoy bajo el nombre de <strong>Ronstadt Brothers y los Tucsonenses</strong>. </p><p>🎧 Escucha “El Chicano” en nuestra playlist de Spotify <strong>“Qué Pasa, Raúl: La Playlist” </strong></p><p> ******</p><p>Sign up <a href="https://ralg.substack.com/%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a> for the show's free Newsletter.</p><p>If you appreciate my work and would like to support it, make a one-off donation at <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/quepasaraul" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Buy Me a Coffee</a>. </p><p>You can also follow and rate the show on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Check out my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/byraulg/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> for comments, news and to see some of my artwork. </p><p>If you would like to take Spanish lessons with me, send me an email to quepasaraul@outlook.com </p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.byraulg.com/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">my art website</a> to see more of my paintings, drawings and portrait work.</p>
April 17, 2026
<p>Hoy hablamos de “Hasta siempre, Comandante” (1965) del grupo cubano Carlos Puebla y los Tradicionales. También analizamos otras cuestiones importantes, tales como: </p><ul><li>Ernesto Ché Guevara: ¿héroe o villano? </li></ul><ul><li>La famosa foto del Ché: de mártir de la revolución a icono pop</li></ul><ul><li>La música de Carlos Puebla: crónicas de la nueva Cuba</li></ul><ul><li>¿Qué es un cantante y qué es un “cantor”? </li></ul><ul><li> La canción “Hasta siempre, Comandante”: ¿homenaje póstumo a un mártir de la revolución? (Spoiler alert: no)</li></ul><ul><li>El vocabulario de los himnos ideológicos: ideas y palabras recurrentes</li></ul><ul><li>¿Por qué para Carlos Puebla “siempre es 26”? </li></ul><p>🎧 Escucha “Hasta siempre, Comandante” en nuestra playlist de Spotify “Qué Pasa, Raúl: La Playlist” </p><p>******</p><p>Sign up <a href="https://ralg.substack.com/%E2%81%A0">here</a> for the show's free Newsletter.</p><p>If you appreciate my work and would like to support it, make a one-off donation at <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/quepasaraul">Buy Me a Coffee</a>. </p><p>You can also follow and rate the show on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Check out my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/byraulg/">Instagram</a> for comments, news and to see some of my artwork. </p><p>If you would like to take Spanish lessons with me, send me an email to quepasaraul@outlook.com </p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.byraulg.com/ ">my art website</a> to see more of my paintings, drawings and portrait work. </p>
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Qué Pasa, Raúl: Spanish Thru Songs is a music podcast aimed mainly at students of Spanish and music lovers. The level is Intermediate to Advanced (B1-C1).
On each episode I tell you stories and curiosities about songs of the Spanish-speaking world, ranging from the most iconic to the more obscure and quirky.
I am Raúl G., a teacher of languages (Spanish and English) with a background in Fine Arts.
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