Spanish Songs
Spain is a nation of regional identities, reflecting the country’s medieval history as a peninsula of small, competing kingdoms. Spain has a rich musical heritage and can also be categorized according to the regions or districts like the Music of Andalusia, Music of Aragon, Music of Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias and Music of the Balearic Islands etc.Music in Spain is varied in form and style like rock music, folks, pop, and hip hops , salsa,pop,tango and Flamenco.
The roots of flamenco have evolved in southern Spain from many sources like Morocco, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Greece, and other parts of the near and Far East. Flamenco is a song, music and dance style which is strongly influenced by the Gitanos,. Flamenco culture originated in Andalusia (Spain) and it is believed that Gypsies from the south of Spain have created this music since their arrival in Spain in the 15th century.
The pop and jazz music of Spain is very popular among various regions and has won the heart of numerous people. Pop music can be heard in clubs, discos and the mobile phones. Jazz music is different from the American jazz because of the absence of back beats and the music includes drums and rhythms .Other forms of music that are famous in clubs and restaurants are salsa and tango music, which is classical in nature and, which comprises of a variety of musical instruments like the flute, the accordion, drums, guitars and trademark unique drum called as the zambomba. In addition to that other stringed instruments like the charanga and percussion instruments are also used in Spanish traditional music.
Marc Anthony is one of the most famous current Spanish singers who has released several albums which have become hits in his native Spain and other famous singers are Gerardo Nunez & Perico Sambeat, Marcelino Guerra, Jerez Texas, Karim Baggili Quartet, Atlantica, Bidaia, Xuacu Amieva, Françoise Atlan, Camarón de la Isla, Manu Chao, Creole Unit etc. Songs of these famous singers are easily available on numerous websites from the internet.
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