The United States of America has undoubtedly been the force behind the English language becoming the world´s "lingua franca" during the twentieth century. When you add the emergence of rock and roll in the fifties inspired by The Blues, Gospel and Country music and the huge number of fantastic rock and pop artists that have appeared since then... a voyage through songs to discover the "all- American" soul is a fascinating prospect.
This concert journeys from East to West and North to South across vast distances to delve into the idiosyncracies of the U.S.
Down south in Louisiana we´ll join Chuck Berry (You never can tell) while in New York the Mamas and Papas are California Dreaming. The Beach Boys take us to sunny easy living (California girls) which lies in stark contrast to the romantic idea of the cowboy and rebel in the song by Christopher Cross (Ride like the wind). John Mellencamp´s "Small town" takes us to another side of U.S. reality and we´ll listen to Lana del Rey reflect on the U.S. gun culture in her sad "Looking for America". Naturally we'll find time to sample an Elvis Presley hit, and a folk-country classic by John Denver, "Country roads" .
A minimum level of A2 -B1 English is required.
For secondary school some different songs are included such as Flowers by Miley Cyrus or Estelle´s (feat:Kanye West) "American boy".