Watch the interview below and wait until the end for a special rendition of his classic song “Dos Manita, Diez Deditos.”

Check out Caramba Kids here and also this super cute video of José Luis Orozco singing Rin, Rin, Rin, Do, Re, Mi to my daughter and SpanglishBaby readers.

If you’ve followed us for the last almost three years, you know we are avid fans of bilingual educator and musician, José Luis Orozco. We admire his vision and dedication of more than 30 years for preserving our cultural heritage and language through the use of music and literature aimed at our niños.

The restless Orozco and his crew have just announced the launch of a site and project we were already privy to, but were waiting for it to finally be live so we could share it with you. Be one of the first to visit the brand-spanking new Caramba Kids site with your kids and meet the animated version of José Luis Orozco with his cast of bilingual amigos: Juanito, Mónica, Paco, Susana and their pet Tito.

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Along with a team of award-winning experts in animation, music, technology and early childhood development, they´ve created Caramba Kids as a bilingual educational platform based on Orozco´s well-known and loved music.

For now the site offers only one video in both English and Spanish, but more are in the works. There´s also a section with educational activities based on common core standards which are also available for download in both languages.

What ties it all together is Orozco´s newly released bilingual CD titled “Caramba Kids” which features the singer performing alongside his crew of pequeños amigos. Each tune is sung first in Spanish and then in English.

Check out the full versions of the track Sí se puede in Spanish and then in English. If you love it, then head over to iTunes to purchase and support an artist who gets us and who has inspired many for decades.

Sí se puede by joseluisorozco

Yes, I Can by joseluisorozco

For more on José Luis Orozco and Caramba Kids Like them on Facebook, follow on Twitter and subscribe to the YouTube Channel.

The Giveaway!

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winners: Cindy Lou,Claudia N,Nancy F,Melissa,Veronica Alonzo,Angelina,Tati,Sandy,Jodi Monroy,and Lupita !

We’re giving away TEN AUTOGRAPHED copies of the new Caramba Kids CD!

To enter all you have to do is visit the new Caramba Kids site and leave us a comment telling us what you loved about it.

That’s all you have to do to enter this giveaway. If you want to up your chances at winning, then this is how you can get additional entries (only after you’ve completed the step above):

**Please leave a separate comment for each so we can count them and avoid mistakes.

1. Subscribe to receive blog updates and subscriber-only content via email and leave us an extra comment letting us know you did so or that you’re already a subscriber. Make sure to leave the comment using the same email you subscribed with.

2. Follow us on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway including this link to the post http://su.pr/3HsvVa, @SpanglishBaby and @CarambaKids. Copy the link to the tweet in an additional comment on the giveaway’s post.

Ex Tweet: Excited about @CarambaKids a new educational site & CD for bilingual kids by JL Orozco! I entered to win a copy here: http://su.pr/3HsvVa

3. Like SpanglishBaby on Facebook and join a thriving community of parents.

This giveaway ends Tuesday, Dec. 6th at midnight PST and is open to everyone over 18 years of age in the continental U.S. Check out the Giveaway Rules.