BASHO turns the simple act of naming colors into a lively game in “Colores.” From the opening count of uno, dos, tres the song marches through ten vibrant colors—rojo, verde, amarillo, blanco, negro, anaranjado, gris, café, azul, and morado—while pairing each hue with a playful image like a red apple or a green frog. The catchy call-and-response style, quick repetition, and easy-to-picture examples make the vocabulary stick like paint on a canvas.
Hidden inside the rainbow is a mini Spanish lesson on numbers, nouns, and short phrases. Basho even slips in a dose of perseverance when he sings “Ya estoy cansado, pero quiero cantar más” (I’m tired, but I want to sing more), reminding learners that practice keeps the colors bright. By the final chorus you have not only memorized ten colors, you have also counted in Spanish, met a thirsty elephant sipping tea, and discovered that learning can feel as fun as a sing-along at recess.