Welcome back mis queridos oyentes new and old to Dímelo Caminando! I’m your host, Jamie Killen, and this is the podcast dedicated to Spanish language learning, latin america travel, culture, and on-the-ground education. In today’s episode of Dímelo Caminando, we travel to the city of Turmequé in the Boyacá region of Colombia to speak with […]
Dímelo Caminando 005: Exploring the Roots of Colombia’s National Sport: ¡El TEJO!

TITMW.com Presents…The Sounds and Rhythms of Colombia Mixtape Vol. III

Here you have yet another installment of our mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of COLOMBIA!!! ¡¡¡QUE LO SUENE FUERTE Y QUE SE MUEVAN LAS CADERAS!!! Track Listing: 1.) 0:00 – Sidestepper, “Hoy Tenemos” from the album Continental Myspace Wikipedia Facebook Lastfm Itunes Store 2.) 3:25 – La Mojarra Electrica, “El Hueco” from […]
Dímelo Caminando Podcast Update: Todavía Vamos Por Buen Camino – Just A Little Slower Than Expected – Y Un Favorcito…

Queridos amigos y amigas de El Dímelo Caminando Podcast, ¡¿Cómo me les va?! Espero todo chévere. Les vuelvo a escribir otra tarjeta postal desde La Gran Manzana – New York City!!! (Nueba Yoooooooool!!!) Lo primero es que me toca decirles perdón por no haber podido cumplir con lo que les había prometido en mi […]
TITMW.com Presents… Los Ritmos de Colombia Mixtape Vol. II

Here we are back again with the second installment of our Mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of Colombia (If you missed Vol. 1, Check it out here). Within it, you’ll find a very eclectic selection of music that represents a wide variety of regions, styles and sounds throughout the country. Again, I didn’t stray too […]
TITMW.com Presents…Una Oda al Nach Scratch Mixtape

In honor of my favorite, I say, favorite Spanish language rapero, Nach Scratch, performing in Quito, Ecuador in 2 days — for the first time ever at latitud 0 — I’ve put together a mixtape composed with some of my favorite cuts, rimas and ritmos for all of you to enjoy, hopefully as much as […]
Hip Hop for Spanish Language Learners EXPLAINED: Calle, Cuerpo y Patrimonio en Bogotá, Colombia

It came to some in the form of a beat, a rhythm, a rhyme. It came to others in the form of a dance move, bubble letters blasted on colonial walls, or movies like Flashdance and Beat Street. It came to me in the form of the Wu-Tang Clan (but’s that’s another story). Hip Hop. […]
TITMW.com Presents… Los Ritmos de Colombia Mixtape

The music of Colombia is vast (just check out this wikipedia entry), ranges from all styles and genres. Here truly exists a culture that prides itself on movement and expression through rhythm and melody. And while living and traveling in this country over the past 6 months, I’ve truly had the pleasure of experiencing all of its […]