Category: Music and Videos

Father and Sons Bonding Time 🎵 Making Music+Video with Kids 🎅Jingle Bells-Dulce Navidad Mix👍

by free electrons family, posted in Life in Spain, Music and Videos

Happy New Year! Here's a music video (on YouTube) of a new and refreshing family-friendly version of the popular Christmas song "Jingle Bells" with lyrics mixed with the Spanish version "Dulce Navidad" con letra. It is an acoustic guitar-driven style, sung by kids, mixed with Villancicos Navideños (Spanish Christmas carols), in English and Spanish, performed in the style of Zambomba (Christmas songs done in festive flamenco style as uniquely done in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain). ¡Olé! My two young kids and I recorded it in our our old-but-professional home recording studio in December.

Father and Sons JAM Session With Kids (a Lullaby) 😊 Family Video

by free electrons family, posted in Life in Spain, Music and Videos

An improvised music activity with my children playing musical instruments was the follow-up to our first-time jamming, first to the all-time children's favorite song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". As a full-time father and a happy houseband (aka house husband) I have to find activities to keep the kids off the "screen" as much as possible. … Continue reading Father and Sons JAM Session With Kids (a Lullaby) 😊 Family Video

Joy to the world (New) Villancicos – Christmas Songs Kids – Mix Spanish-English – Family Video

by free electrons family, posted in Flamenco, Life in Spain, Music and Videos

In the spirit of the season, here's the first of our own version of Christmas songs by kids performed in festive Jerezano flamenco style called "Zambomba". This one is (hopefully) a refreshing, family-friendly take on "Joy to the World" in English and in the style of Rumba Flamenca on the guitar, mixed with popular Villancicos … Continue reading Joy to the world (New) Villancicos – Christmas Songs Kids – Mix Spanish-English – Family Video

Advent in Spain † Religious Procession 🎵 Marching Band – Video

by free electrons family, posted in Jerez de la Frontera, Life in Spain, Music and Videos

Are you religious or culturally curious?  Here is a 6-minute video of an interesting religious procession on the first day of advent in Spain. . . Church bells ring and the procession begins with a heavy statue of Mary on a float at the lead of a full marching band.  There are about 50-penitent men … Continue reading Advent in Spain † Religious Procession 🎵 Marching Band – Video

Happy Halloween! March of Death in Jerez

by free electrons family, posted in Jerez de la Frontera, Life in Spain, Music and Videos

In Jerez, even Death needs to wait. Happy Halloween! Death waits to cross and marches on, in the streets of Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain. https://youtu.be/cxQTczRRzHM Happy Halloween! Death in the streets of Barrio Santiago, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain. En Jerez, incluso la muerte necesita esperar. ¡Feliz Halloween! La Muerte espera para … Continue reading Happy Halloween! March of Death in Jerez

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (children JAM session) 😊

by free electrons family, posted in Life in Spain, Music and Videos

Mama's at work and Tata is always home... what do we do? 😊 Our spontaneous jamming for the first time to this all-time children's favorite song, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"., originally by the Tokens. It's fun! As full-time father I have to plan after-school activities for Karol and Kaj. I cut off TV after the one-hour limit … Continue reading The Lion Sleeps Tonight (children JAM session) 😊

Be kind. Unwind. www.freeelectrons.family. Scattered clouds. Baby blue sky. uncut grass in the foreground. Big Smile!

Happy Spring. World Down Syndrome Day 2019

by free electrons family, posted in Jerez de la Frontera, Life in Spain, Music and Videos

Spring has sprung! Happy Death of Winter... for now.  And in the words of our brothers and sisters elsewhere, "Navruz Muborak"! Two years ago today we all woke up in Lisbon.  Did you know that today is also World Down Syndrome Day? What's the connection? I'll sort of get to that below. White flowers of … Continue reading Happy Spring. World Down Syndrome Day 2019

family freeplay at the beach

Winter in Cadiz, Spain

by free electrons family, posted in Life in Spain, Music and Videos

Beach under the winter sun.  It is this happy houseband's favorite babysitter.  And what better place for our young boys to combine freeplay in three languages (Polish, English and Spanish) with getting some winter sun tan than here in the Costa de la Luz. Winter in the bay of Cadiz, Playa de la Puntilla In … Continue reading Winter in Cadiz, Spain