Favourite Spanish music

[Anjelo]

MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS!

[Anjelo]

Anyway, Participating on this forum... I am a big flamenco music fan. Both Traditional and Nuevo estilo. Flamenco and Classical Spanish was what made me interested in learning language and culture.

I also love chambao, cadencia, canto del loco and latin american groups such as Gotan Project, La 5º estacion, Juanes etc...and as you would see on my previous post, I am discovering some great Ketama tracks.

Este momento, me gusta mucha esta cancion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJAXf9NPfog

[imc]

Escucha esto:

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=aHIuekSdviw&feature=related

[Anjelo]

Ale! Que emocion! Es común encontrarles cantando como lo que ha puesto eso en publico?

Is it common to witness flamencos singing or doing palmas in public in spain? Or is this scene pretty fictional rather than a reflection of the flamenco lifestyle?

[imc]

Este es un trozo de un corto musical titulado "Los Almendros-Plaza Nueva", rodado en una línea de autobús de Almería que une el centro de la ciudad con el barrio gitano de Los Almendros, e interpretado por actores no profesionales.

[rod]

I think I've posted on this before, the recent CD by Buika is absolutely brilliant. It's just been nominated for Album of the Year at the Latin Grammys, which if she wins is quite an achievement as the previous two winners have been Shakira and Juan Luis Guerra.

Here's the latest video off the CD, No Habrá Nadie en el Mundo:

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[Peebee]

Me gusta Juanes,Ketama y mi favorito es Chambao.
Pete

[vicentef]

duncan dhu, amaral (some songs), celtas cortos, el canto del loco. etc

[GringoStar]

bueno, podrías escuchar el ruido maldito, uzzuhaia o los natas.

[ValenciaSon]

Another interesting band from Galicia is the Killer Barbies. They sing in both English and Spanish. In this cover of Iggy Pop's "Candy", Silvia Superstar does some of the lyrics in Spanish.

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I also like Cabra Mecánica, Nacha Pop, Triple X, Las niñas, Sabina, and even Las Ketchup.This song was stuck in my head all day. Candy Candy Candy... Too bad I couldn't buy it on iTunes or Amazon.

[vicentef]

i love the song they come from marx, i think its from them

[ValenciaSon]

i love the song they come from marx, i think its from themHere PgnUYUX3fJc

[marie-chan]

i just love pignoise, conchita, joaquin sabina, sin bandera... does anyone want some joaquin sabina or pignoise songs?;D

[parubin]

In my opinion, one of the best songs ever writen in Spanish :

Antonio Vega - El Sitio de Mi Recreo (1992)

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Donde nos llevó la imaginación,
donde con los ojos cerrados
se divisan infinitos campos.
donde se creó la primera luz
junto a la semilla de cielo azul
volveré a ese lugar donde nací.
De sol, espiga y deseo
son sus manos en mi pelo,
de nieve, huracán y abismos,
el sitio de mi recreo.
Viento que a su murmullo parece hablar
mueve el mundo con gracia, la ves bailar
y con él, el escenario de mi hogar.
Mar, bandeja de plata, mar infernal
es su temperamento natural,
poco o nada cuesta ser uno más.
De sol, espiga y deseo...
Silencio, brisa y cordura
dan aliento a mi locura,
hay nieve, hay fuego, hay deseo,
ahí donde me recreo.

[ptm56]

Some bands I haven't seen in this post:

Skizoo
Estilo: modern metal o como lo quieran llamar.

Algunos ejemplos:
Renuncia al sol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI3OStdDGtI)
Dame aire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JGgebq83Xo)
Incerteza (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMff44ZKhHc)
Algún día (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_UEfhcsNBI) <-bastante bonita, incluso si no te gusta el estilo


Mecano
Estilo: Techno - pop / pop - rock 80s con toques industriales, sinfónicos e incluso flamencos dependiendo de la canción. Atención, grupo mítico de aquella época. Muy recomendable.

Algunos ejemplos:
Mujer contra mujer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATMzgCbMjVs)
Cruz de navajas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqBlIEMKPQ4)
Hijo de la Luna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3REPMDSCh4)
Naturaleza muerta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Y9kOu18pc) <- Una de mis favoritas
Me cuesta tanto olvidarte (live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml5YqmmfX4c)
Una rosa es una rosa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuxit-nODmI)


Facto Delafé y las Flores Azules
Estilo: Trip Hop / Chill Out / Rap experimental. Bastante relajante.
Mar el poder del mar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf4GmiDFfUo)
Sólo palabras (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmyZeS5JQcY)
La Fuerza (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moq90QsYSyI)
Enero en la playa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4McNunPWFyo)


It's a pretty varied list, isn't it? I hope you enjoy it. If you like me to, I'll come back with more recommendations. BTW, don't be shy to point out my mistakes with the english language. I'm trying to get better on it.

PS: Hola a todos, por cierto. Un saludo.

[Queen of the Bongo]

Hola!

I'm Agata, I'm a newbie and my music taste is a bit eclectic as well ;)


Manu Chao, Ojos de Brujo, Orishas, Gotan Project... (almost) everybody knows it, so let's concentrate on another stuff.



Buena Vista Social Club.

A phenomenon in Latin music as a whole.

A compilation bringing together the legendary musicians.

A must have in your spanish (well, actually cuban) music collection.


Simplemente genial.


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6JEdf7XsV5g



Muchachito Bombo Infierno.

Si os gusta la guitarra...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cN9jE3-LG0k&feature=related


(Btw, one day I'll pay the bills with my own guitar ;p

Yep, instead of becoming a bloody lawyer ;p).




Lhasa. (Also known as Lhasa de Sela).

And Lila Downs.

Singer-songwriters of the extraordinary voices and ethnic, folk, ezoteric music-styles.

http://www.last.fm/music/Lhasa

http://www.last.fm/music/Lila+Downs



Y ahora algo mas divertido...

Bebe.

http://www.last.fm/music/Bebe

Vale la pena escucharla tambien.



Machito.

My brother says it's a kind of music for our grandma... ;>

Anyway, Machito reminds me of my first salsa classes and makes me smile and move my hips from side to side even if I'm sitting down listening to it xD


http://www.nutsie.com/music/Machito



Everytime my spanish-speaking friends feel blue I keep on sending them this one...


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5B3rG1CI4hQ


...'cause this funny little song makes me wanna hug the world ;-P



And finally...


here goes the BEST spanish song EVER.

Well, in my humble opinion at least.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=k_QAPjtO2cA&feature=related


Devendra es la leche ;p


***


And that's all for now.

Hope it's been useful.

If not-hope it WILL be useful.



(Unfortunately I'm neither English nor Spanish, so feel free to correct me if needed.


Ah, and...

....saludos desde Gales para todos!

;) )

[tajo]

I'm not a big fan of traditional Spanish music, I tend to prefer pop music, and in Ronda we don't have a dedicated music shop, or a shop like Fnac, so we have to make do with HiperSol or do further afield.

Having said that, one of the most knowledgeable Flamenco fans I've ever met lives here in Ronda and is developing a webshop to sell Flamenco music.

On my iPod I have Chambao, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Monica Naranjo, Javier Estrada. I've ben finding simple pop songs and ballads are great for picking out words and helping me learn Spanish.

[Cide Hamete Benengeli VII]

They (or their record label more like) need to get with it. I'm surprised that they wouldn't make this available via iTunes. The first time that I heard it, this was stuck in my head all day too.

This song was stuck in my head all day. Candy Candy Candy... Too bad I couldn't buy it on iTunes or Amazon.

[Elleonx]

I know these have already been said, but I love El Canto del Loco & Volovan!

[jwill999]

This woman can sing

http://www.myspace.com/buika

great latin jazz !!

Sit back with a nice glass of your favorite drink and enjoy.

[Txgrl]

I love La Oreja de van Gogh but i heard that they split up, is that true?

I also love Mana, Molotov, Plastilina Mosh they are not spanish but i still think their great!;)

[Pippa]

the female singer has left, but they have replaced her. So the songs will be the same, as they are composed by some of the group but sang by somebody else.

[delgado]

Have Fito y Fitipaldis already been mentioned? They have taken alot of influence from Eric Clapton and make some nice tunes. :cool:

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[k374]

Hi there, can someone please identify the first song in this video..it goes something like "bailar y bailar", at least that is what I am hearing. Thanks, I appreciate it so much!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOPwkE9gAIk&feature=channel_page

[aintza]

I love listing stuff, so here goes: (in no particular order)

* Camarón - My all-time favourite flamenco cantaor.
* Paco de Lucía
* Manolo Caracol
* Estrella Morente
* Manu Chao
* Ojos de Brujo
* Jarabe de Palo - I'm crazy about their song Adelantando (with La Shica) and Me gusta como eres (which they also sang in Italian, with a hidden track in Aragonés)
* Estopa
* Triana - Jesús de la Rosa's voice in Tu frialdad is haunting and beautiful.
* Mezquita
* El canto del loco
* Asignatura Pendiente
* Ketama
* José Mercé
* La Oreja de Van Gogh
* El sueño de morfeo
* Mägo de Oz - I love Hoy toca ser feliz and the music video is great too.
* Jambao - Se parece mas a ti is surely in my album to remember 2008 by.

[Kralizec]

Whoah, you like Spanish music way more than I do...
Here's my selection. Wildly varying genres...
Celtas Cortos (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=6b5a3e7) (Rock + Celtic + some Ska)
La Excepción (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=c28b03e)("Raphip"?)
Mamá Ladilla (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=b8cdb43) (weird Rock)
Astrud (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=25cd8b1) (Pop)
Obrint Pas (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=3aa6ca3) [Catalan] (Ska, Rock with traditional Valencian influences)
Sangtraït (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=5ccfd9b) [Catalan](Metal)
Negu Gorriak (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=94f75b2) [Basque](Rap, some Rock and Ska)
Berri Txarrak (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=50bbd9b) [Basque](Rock)
L'Ham de Foc (http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=60a20f4) [Catalan](Traditional Valencian, other Mediterranean folk styles)

[parubin]

Any Spaniard who's more than 30 y.o. will more likely love 'RADIO FUTURA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Futura)' a lendary rock ensemble that was born out of the 'movida madrileña' cultural outburst of the late 70's (the Spanish 'new wave') but survived the hype of that movement with a brilliant career throughout the 80's.

They are responsible for a large number of hits that are still remembered today : they evolved from a type of amateuresque synth-punk towards a more professionaly classic-rock with some jamaican and latin-american influences.

This is a performance on TV, 25 years ago of the song 'A Cara o Cruz' :

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[del]

Has anyone on this thread mentioned Amaral, Pereza or Piratas? (Have not read all 14 pages of the thread).

Saw Amaral on TV whilst in Alicante a few years ago doing some acoustic stuff and thought that it sounded OK and was useful for learning more Spanish in a more fun kind of way. I believe that she has now also worked with Moby.

Does anyone know anything about the Piratas, was told that I should give them a listen by a Spanish friend, have one CD but know nothing about the band or their history. Anyone know anything about them?

Saludos

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[aintza]

I can't stop listening to this particular song called La Lola by Café Quijano. I can't shake the feeling that I've heard this before...

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[jubilee]

I love the voices of Lilly Goodman and Marcela Gandara

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJFG5qQ1ZeQ



http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJFG5qQ1ZeQ

[mhandsco]

... without mentioning Kiko Veneno! Dios mio!

[delgado]

* Jarabe de Palo - I'm crazy about their song Adelantando (with La Shica) and Me gusta como eres (which they also sang in Italian, with a hidden track in Aragonés)


Nice taste in music:thumbs-up: (although I must admit that i´m not too keen on La oreja de van gough)


I guess you also like this one? (possibly my favourite song in Spanish)

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[delgado]

¿Conocéis el significado de la expresión "papel mojado"?


¿Los "papeles" que no valen nada (they might as well be wet pieces of paper) según el contexto lo de los inmigrantes ilegales?

[aintza]

Nice taste in music:thumbs-up: (although I must admit that i´m not too keen on La oreja de van gough)


I guess you also like this one? (possibly my favourite song in Spanish)



La oreja de van gogh is much better with Leire Martínez, I think... I'm not too fond of their original singer's (Amaia Montero) voice.

Yeaha! I love that song so much. :)

[delgado]

Another Spanish group that I like........

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Soy como tú estás, soy como te sientas,
soy Satanás, soy la Cenicienta.
Soy una bala, soy un tirano,
soy malo malo

Soy un aprensivo, me sigue la enfermedad,
soy un tío vivo, soy un tipo de verdad.
Soy caro cuando hay vicio,
soy igual desde el principio
y hasta el final
es lo que tengo, es lo que hay,
tengo una paja mental,
que ya no sé de qué va.

Un día quiero dejar el mundo entero por ti,
la misma noche me aburro y no eres para mí,
como quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú.
Un día quiero dejar el mundo entero por ti,
la misma noche me aburro y no eres para mí,
como quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú.

Soy el capitán de mis cosas, vivo
siempre a tu lado sin estar contigo.
Es una deuda que nunca pago,
soy vago vago.

Soy un torbellino, nada me puede parar,
soy un fugitivo, todos me quieren cazar,
soy fácil y lo admito,
soy igual, pero distinto
y hasta el final
es lo que tengo, es lo que hay,
tengo una paja mental,
que ya no se de qué va.

Un día quiero dejar el mundo entero por ti,
la misma noche me aburro y no eres para mí,
como quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú.
Un día quiero dejar el mundo entero por ti,
la misma noche me aburro y no eres para mí,
como quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú.

Cómo quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú.
Un día quiero dejar el mundo entero por ti,
la misma noche me aburro y no eres para mí,
como quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú.
Un día quiero dejar el mundo entero por ti,
la misma noche me aburro y no eres para mí,
como quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú
como lo tienes tú, como lo tienes tú,
como quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú
como lo tienes tú, como lo tienes tú,
como quisiera tenerlo tan claro como lo tienes tú

Enjoy!

[Barcelona60]

I have to admit I will always love the traditional musica that we hear in the bullfights or corridas as they say ie; the Pasodobles.;D

I think it is extremely romantic!

Un abrazo

[Gem]

If you like Ojos de Brujo, then look at Calima too. I think they share some members. I´ve seen both in concert and they´re great musicians.

Has anyone mentioned Alaska/Fangoria? Muy chula!

[ptm56]

Spotify users around here? Well, if you live in the EU and love music, you certainly should now about this wonderful piece of software. If you didn't hear about spotify you can google about it and get a lot of entries, but basically:

What is spotify? (http://www.spotify.com/en/about/what/) FAQ (http://www.spotify.com/en/help/faq/) If you wanna practice your spanish... (http://www.genbeta.com/multimedia/musica-gratis-al-instante-spotify)

Here is a playlist I've made with a lot of Spanish music (http://open.spotify.com/user/ptm56/playlist/1TiDDHR8aKF3DrXpHrCE6m) <--


It goes from classical to metal music, and from the 60's to nowadays, so it's not really representative of my personal taste but a little collection of the wide musical tastes of the country. I'm sure everyone can find some interesting songs or bands, so give it a try. The playlist is quite extensive, so shuffling it it's a good idea to listen to mixed styles.

Of course, spotify give us the chance to click on the artist name while listening and get to a page with a short biography and the link to its discography (at least the discs available at this moment in the spotify database) and artists alike.

In case you want to do the research by yourself, or you're living in a region where spotify is not available and you don't want to mess with a proxy server, this is the list of the artists included in the playlist:


A
Ainhoa Arteta, Albeniz, Albertucho, Alejandro Sanz, Alex Ubago, Amaia Montero, Amaral, Amistades Peligrosas, Amparanoia, Ana Belén, Antonio Flores, Antonio Orozco, Antonio Vega


B
Barón Rojo, Barricada, Bebe, Buika, Burning


C
Café Quijano, Calima, Calle París, Camarón de la Isla, Carlos Jean, Carlos Nuñez, Carmen Sevilla, Cecilia, Celtas Cortos, Chambao, Cómplices, Conchita, Cuerno de Chivo


D
Daniel Higiénico, Def Con Dos, Despistaos, Diana Navarro, DJ Kun, Doctor Deseo, Duncan Dhu


E
Edurne, Efecto Mariposa, El Arrebato, El Barrio, El Canto del Loco, El Chinchilla, El Chojin, El Color de la Duda, El Fary, El Sueño de Morfeo, El Último de la Fila, Elbicho, Elefantes, Emilio José, Eskorzo, Estopa, Estrella Morente, Estrellita Castro, Extremoduro


F
Facto Delafé y las Flores Azules, Fangoria, Fito y los Fitipaldis, Forraje


G
Gabinete Caligari, Gipsy Kings


H
Habeas Corpus, Hamlet, Héroes del Silencio, Hevia, Hirurko, Hombres G, Huecco


I
Isabel Pantoja, Ivan Ferreiro


J
Jarabe de Palo, Joan Manuel Serrat, Joaquin Sabina, José Carreras, Jose Luis Perales, José Mercé, Juan Pardo, Juan Perro, Juanita Reina


K
Ketama, Kiko Veneno, Koma, Ktulu


L
La Barbería del Sur, La Cabra Mecánica, La Excepción, La Habitación Roja, La Oreja de Van Gogh, La Quinta Estación, La Sonrisa de Julia, Labuat, Las Niñas, Lola Flores, Loquillo, Los Delinqüentes, Los Diablos, Los Enemigos, Los Peces, Los Piratas, Los Planetas, Los Rodríguez, Los Ronaldos, Los Secretos, Los Suaves, Lujuria, Luz


M
M-Clan, Macaco, Maga, Mägo de Oz, Mala Rodriguez, Malú, Mamá Ladilla, Manolo Carrasco, Manolo Escobar, Manolo García, Manuel Carrasco, Manuel de Falla, Manzanita, Marea, Marta Sánchez, Mecano, Media Azahara, Melendi, Melón Diesel, Miguel Bosé, Miguel Ríos, Mocedades, Mojinos Escozios, Mónica Naranjo, Montserrat Caballé, Muchachito Bombo Infierno


N
Nach, Nacha Pop, Naiara, Nancys Rubias, Narco, Nena Daconte, Nino Bravo, Niña Pastori


O
O'Funk'illo, OBK, Obus, Ojos de Brujo


P
Paco de Lucia, Paloma San Basilio, Pastora, Peret, Pereza, Pignoise, Pitingo, Plácido Domingo, Presuntos Implicados


Q
Quiroga


R
Radio Futura, Raimundo Amador, Reincidentes, Revolver, Rocío Durcal, Rocío Jurado, Rosa Leon, Rosa Negra, Rosana, Rosario, Rosendo


S
Savia, Seguridad Social, Señor Trepador, Sergio Dalma, Siniestro Total, Ska-P, Skizoo, Sôber, Sólo los Solo, Soziedad Alkoholika


T
Tam Tam Go!, Tamara, Taxi, Tete Montoliu, Triana


V
Victor Manuel, Vetusta Morla


X
XXLI've limited the playlist to artists/bands from Spain, or having its career roots in Spain. I've also limited it to artists/bands singing in spanish. If you're interested in catalan, euskera and galego (or english) I can add some more songs in the future and the modifications will reflect in your spotify too so, please, feel free to comment.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that some of the records in the list would be labeled with this in "some countries" -> http://www.poster.net/parental-advisory/parental-advisory-parental-advisory-4900114_cl.jpg

Un saludo.

PS: If anyone wants an invitation I have 5 available. Ask by pm.

[Barcelona60]

Fantastico, Bravo!

Ciao!;)

[Gem]

Is it like LastFM? http://lastfm.com (http://lastfm.com/)

[ptm56]

Is it like LastFM? http://lastfm.com (http://lastfm.com/)

Well, at some extent, yes, they are similar, but this is client-server not a web2.0-social service. It's easier to get the idea of the greatness of spotify watching video reviews like these:

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[ptm56]

One more contribution:

Tenpel - Redimelancolia (acoustic) (http://www.goear.com/listen/f89a1ee/Redimelancolia-%28acustico%29-TeNPel)
Tenpel - Notas para ti (http://www.goear.com/listen/2f7f90f/Notas-Para-Ti-teNPel)
Tenpel - Amanecer en la nave (short version) (http://www.goear.com/listen/bad5d69/amanecer-en-la-nave%28version-corta%29-Tenpel)
Tenpel - Brillo de Orion (acoustic) (http://www.goear.com/listen/64ad57b/Brillo-de-Orion-%28acustico%29-tenpel)

[aintza]

Ilargia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwgPX3XUnsc)

This is a great song in Euskara (Basque) by a band called Ken Zazpi. I love the sound itself and when I finally understood the lyrics, it was even more beautiful.

[ribeirasacra]

Here is a song sang in Galician, but I think you will know the tune.


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[WesleyHH]

Creo que el mejor (óptimo) guitarrista flamenco es Vincente Amigo. Particularmente me gusta su obra "Tres notas", recomiendo, si todavía no oísteis.:thumbs-up:

[carlosthejackal]

bueno, podrías escuchar el ruido maldito, uzzuhaia o los natas.

Si, si, si, me gusta Uzzuhaia mucho. Son uno de los mejores grupos en el mundo para mi, no solo en espana...:thumbs-up:

[steph]

I guess you also like this one? (possibly my favourite song in Spanish)

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Their album, La Flaca, is great! Can't wait to get the rest of their albums!

I doubt I would ever have gotten to know about these artists if it weren't for this thread/forum.

[Stuart12]

i like the El Canto del loco-Zapatillas Album

[ArielleRDJ1]

Thank you all so much for the beautiful music posted above! Here is another great Spanish music (http://www.spanishdict.com/reference/media) resource that I like. See the music at the bottom!

[parubin]

Nacho Vegas is a contemporary Spanish songwriter, as poetic as somber, but surely a great talent not to be missed.

Nacho Vegas - Palacio Siete
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Con todas estas páginas he construido
mi mansión en una zona alta de la ciudad,
soleada y residencial.
Me llegó a ofrecer —y era una ganga- mano
de obra infantil cierta gran multinacional.
Claro, yo la rechacé.
No saben la de cosas que se escuchan cuando
tus paredes son todas de papel.
Anoche oí a dos tipos planear una guerra nuclear
mientras me hacía un té.

Y a veces oigo a las ratas
que roen la pared.
Les doy papel de estraza
del que uso yo para sacar la tinta de la piel.

Y vivo así en mi palacio de papel.
Se está bien aquí, se está bien.
La mujer del tiempo anuncia un vendaval,
pero no me iré; resistiré.

Y se oyen voces que hablan de deshauci
y sé que quieren derribar mi humilde mansión.
Al parecer pretende abrir aquí una nueva boutique
un tal Louis Vuitton.
Puede que lo hable con él…
O puede que me atrinchere aquí,
y como cualquier animal ya sabré lo que hay que hacer.
O entienda que si no pierdo la fe es porque
jamás llegué a tener una que perder.

Pero en veintiocho años,
vean que la reconstruí
con estas sucias manos
un millar de veces y sigo viviendo así,

como un rey en mi palacio de papel.
Se está bien aquí, se está bien.
La mujer del tiempo anuncia un huracán,
pero no me iré; resistiré.

Y si hay un fuego aprenderé a arder.
Y si empiezo a arder aprenderé a apagarme.

Y vivo así en mi palacio de papel…

[The_Way_Studio]

Laura Pharaoah is an amazing singer/songwriter originally from Spain currently living in the UK. Her amazing debut album "Rainbow Street" is due for release very soon! I highly recommend Laura as a great performer and recording artist check her out now!

[ribeirasacra]

I wonder if The_Way_Studio has read the rules of this forum?

[steph]

Camila (todos las canciones en el álbum "Todo Cambió").

♥ ♥ ♥

:blush:

[dancer]

Like many have mentioned so far, I like Jarabe de Palo, El Canto del Loco, and La Oreja de Van Gogh in terms of Spanish artists. Lately I've also really been into Mexican music! Mostly pop stuff, but I'm also into classic mariachi music like Vicente Fernandez. Reggaeton is another favorite music type of mine, but not when it's exaggerated- then it just sounds tacky. Basically I love any type of spanish music that gets me moving!

[Garry Knight]

I've been a fan of Nelly Furtado for some time now, but now she's singing in Spanish, I like her even more. Manos al aire from her album Mi Plan is one of my current favourites, and Te Busque, a duet with Colombian singer Juanes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanes) is another that's well worth a listen. Here's a youtube video of the latter which shows the lyrics.

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[cookewhitley]

Hi all,

My favorite Spanish song is Ana Torroja and Miguel Bose sing duets and their greatest hits. Style: Pop-Rock

[dsc]

A really mellow, guitary strummy album that I have relaxed to on many an occasion is Eco, by Jorge Drexler (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=as2&path=ASIN/B0007QS3SI&tag=booksonspainc-20&camp=17%2089&creative=9325) - it's fairly easy to understand what he is saying too, despite the fact that he is from Uruguay :)



1st post everyone, hello..

"despite the fact he is from Uruguay", haha -- love that. I haven't looked for it yet in this forum, but for those who don't know, the double L in pronounced 'zh' in Uruguay & Argentina.

It can really throw you for a loop if you're used to the 'Y' double L sound in Spanish.

Cuarteto de Nos is probably Uruguay's most famous rock group.

Check out the following video -- they're quite comical to boot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhDO11KarfM

Lot of that funky double L 'zh' in the video also..

[Francis]

I love that latin jazz/soul sound ...

Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers - Cantaloupe Island :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKdIxn2IHtA

[Francis]

Mi gusta la musica de Jose Feliciano tambien.....(Is this correct?)

Anyway ....

Usted - Jose Feliciano


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymnGRavw0G8

[Francis]

Oooooh! One more from Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers.

Chitterlings Con Carne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIZ6whyb_U

[Pippa]

There will be a new album of Sabina on November 17th and the first single is out already, Tiramisú de limón (http://www.elpais.com/videos/cultura/Tiramisu/limon/nuevo/Joaquin/Sabina/elpvidcul/20091103elpepucul_2/Ves/). Looking through this thread I see there are a few fans of Sabina , but my favourite song has to be 19 días y 500 noches (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odXqBrb6ctI) and here you can see the lyrics (http://letras.terra.com.br/joaquin-sabina/34773/)

I have always thought that the following sentence is superb:

"siempre tuvo la frente muy alta,
la lengua muy larga
y la falda muy corta."

[SBS]

I've discovered a couple of noteworthy bands on Pandora Radio lately, namely,

Elefante, specifically their song "Así es la vida"

and

Jarabe del Palo.


Pandora Radio and iTunes is a dangerous combination, let me tell you.

[richardksa]

There will be a new album of Sabina on November 17th and the first single is out already, Tiramisú de limón (http://www.elpais.com/videos/cultura/Tiramisu/limon/nuevo/Joaquin/Sabina/elpvidcul/20091103elpepucul_2/Ves/). Looking through this thread I see there are a few fans of Sabina , but my favourite song has to be 19 días y 500 noches (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odXqBrb6ctI) and here you can see the lyrics (http://letras.terra.com.br/joaquin-sabina/34773/)

I have always thought that the following sentence is superb:

"siempre tuvo la frente muy alta,
la lengua muy larga
y la falda muy corta."
Someone has aready pust most of the tracks, with lyrics, on Youtube. The two or three I have heard means that I shall p`robably be buying the album.

[Stephen]

Spotify users around here? Well, if you live in the EU and love music, you certainly should now about this wonderful piece of software. If you didn't hear about spotify you can google about it and get a lot of entries, but basically:

What is spotify? (http://www.spotify.com/en/about/what/) FAQ (http://www.spotify.com/en/help/faq/) If you wanna practice your spanish... (http://www.genbeta.com/multimedia/musica-gratis-al-instante-spotify)

Here is a playlist I've made with a lot of Spanish music (http://open.spotify.com/user/ptm56/playlist/1TiDDHR8aKF3DrXpHrCE6m) <--


It goes from classical to metal music, and from the 60's to nowadays, so it's not really representative of my personal taste but a little collection of the wide musical tastes of the country. I'm sure everyone can find some interesting songs or bands, so give it a try. The playlist is quite extensive, so shuffling it it's a good idea to listen to mixed styles.

Of course, spotify give us the chance to click on the artist name while listening and get to a page with a short biography and the link to its discography (at least the discs available at this moment in the spotify database) and artists alike.

In case you want to do the research by yourself, or you're living in a region where spotify is not available and you don't want to mess with a proxy server, this is the list of the artists included in the playlist:


A
Ainhoa Arteta, Albeniz, Albertucho, Alejandro Sanz, Alex Ubago, Amaia Montero, Amaral, Amistades Peligrosas, Amparanoia, Ana Belén, Antonio Flores, Antonio Orozco, Antonio Vega


B
Barón Rojo, Barricada, Bebe, Buika, Burning


C
Café Quijano, Calima, Calle París, Camarón de la Isla, Carlos Jean, Carlos Nuñez, Carmen Sevilla, Cecilia, Celtas Cortos, Chambao, Cómplices, Conchita, Cuerno de Chivo


D
Daniel Higiénico, Def Con Dos, Despistaos, Diana Navarro, DJ Kun, Doctor Deseo, Duncan Dhu


E
Edurne, Efecto Mariposa, El Arrebato, El Barrio, El Canto del Loco, El Chinchilla, El Chojin, El Color de la Duda, El Fary, El Sueño de Morfeo, El Último de la Fila, Elbicho, Elefantes, Emilio José, Eskorzo, Estopa, Estrella Morente, Estrellita Castro, Extremoduro


F
Facto Delafé y las Flores Azules, Fangoria, Fito y los Fitipaldis, Forraje


G
Gabinete Caligari, Gipsy Kings


H
Habeas Corpus, Hamlet, Héroes del Silencio, Hevia, Hirurko, Hombres G, Huecco


I
Isabel Pantoja, Ivan Ferreiro


J
Jarabe de Palo, Joan Manuel Serrat, Joaquin Sabina, José Carreras, Jose Luis Perales, José Mercé, Juan Pardo, Juan Perro, Juanita Reina


K
Ketama, Kiko Veneno, Koma, Ktulu


L
La Barbería del Sur, La Cabra Mecánica, La Excepción, La Habitación Roja, La Oreja de Van Gogh, La Quinta Estación, La Sonrisa de Julia, Labuat, Las Niñas, Lola Flores, Loquillo, Los Delinqüentes, Los Diablos, Los Enemigos, Los Peces, Los Piratas, Los Planetas, Los Rodríguez, Los Ronaldos, Los Secretos, Los Suaves, Lujuria, Luz


M
M-Clan, Macaco, Maga, Mägo de Oz, Mala Rodriguez, Malú, Mamá Ladilla, Manolo Carrasco, Manolo Escobar, Manolo García, Manuel Carrasco, Manuel de Falla, Manzanita, Marea, Marta Sánchez, Mecano, Media Azahara, Melendi, Melón Diesel, Miguel Bosé, Miguel Ríos, Mocedades, Mojinos Escozios, Mónica Naranjo, Montserrat Caballé, Muchachito Bombo Infierno


N
Nach, Nacha Pop, Naiara, Nancys Rubias, Narco, Nena Daconte, Nino Bravo, Niña Pastori


O
O'Funk'illo, OBK, Obus, Ojos de Brujo


P
Paco de Lucia, Paloma San Basilio, Pastora, Peret, Pereza, Pignoise, Pitingo, Plácido Domingo, Presuntos Implicados


Q
Quiroga


R
Radio Futura, Raimundo Amador, Reincidentes, Revolver, Rocío Durcal, Rocío Jurado, Rosa Leon, Rosa Negra, Rosana, Rosario, Rosendo


S
Savia, Seguridad Social, Señor Trepador, Sergio Dalma, Siniestro Total, Ska-P, Skizoo, Sôber, Sólo los Solo, Soziedad Alkoholika


T
Tam Tam Go!, Tamara, Taxi, Tete Montoliu, Triana


V
Victor Manuel, Vetusta Morla


X
XXLI've limited the playlist to artists/bands from Spain, or having its career roots in Spain. I've also limited it to artists/bands singing in spanish. If you're interested in catalan, euskera and galego (or english) I can add some more songs in the future and the modifications will reflect in your spotify too so, please, feel free to comment.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that some of the records in the list would be labeled with this in "some countries" -> http://www.poster.net/parental-advisory/parental-advisory-parental-advisory-4900114_cl.jpg

Un saludo.

PS: If anyone wants an invitation I have 5 available. Ask by pm.

Having just got spotify for the ipod I'm going to try some of the recommendations. It's a lot easier when you get led by the nose.

So far I've found out those guys and gal from La Oreja de Van Gogh really know what a melody is.

[WickmanUK]

If you like heavy rock, then I can recommend Leo Jiménez's album 'Títere con Cabeza'

http://www.myspace.com/leojimenezoficial

[dimonió]

Seen the dates for the Alejandro Sanz tour and won't be in Palma when he plays this time. Really disappointed as his last tour was excellent. :'(

[rubiales]

I love listening to Alejandro Sanz, Mecano (not together anymore but really successful in the 90's), la Oreja de Van Gogh and David Bisbal, amongst many more....

[jazz1957]

I love what happened in the market of Valencia (Spain)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds8ryWd5aFw

[arnoldclab]

This is a more recent one from Maná. Really nice song. It's called "No hay nada mas dificil que vivir sin ti" which means "There's nothing more difficult that living without you". I really like this one.

Thanks.

[spanishloverlouise]

How about some more tips on your favourite Spanish music?

I was in Madrid a few weeks back and took the chance to head over to the FNAC store (http://www.fnac.es (http://www.fnac.es/)) and stock up. Purchases included "Techari" the latest album from Ojos de Brujos. Other favourites include Jarabe De Palo and a top play on my Ipod for some time - "Pafuera Telaranas" by Bebe.

On Ben's recommendation (see http://www.notesfromspain.com/category/books/music/ (http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/../category/books/music/)) I have just bought "Luzia" by Paco de Lucia on ITunes. Definitely a thumbs up.
My favourite at the moment is an artist called "NEK" i also listen to sting and i think nek is influenced by him by the sound and style of his albums. great music you should check him out.

[samueleric]

I have so many favourite songs that I can add! The one I am thinking about now is Mediterraneo by Joan Manuel Serrat. You may know it, if not, listen to it. You may find it in youtube, it belongs to the 70s.
I will keep adding more songs as they come to my mind!...

[Enore]

Some of my favourites artists are Amaral (they're now doing a tour around the states), Vetusta Morla (an indie spanish group), Celtas Cortos (celtic-rock), Sidonie, Love of Lesbian...
Here are some songs I really like:

Amaral - Te Necesito
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Vetusta Morla - Un Día en el Mundo
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091 y Amaral - La Noche que la Luna salió Tarde
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[Hispanicvs]

Mecano
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Princea
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Julio Iglesias
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Alaska y Dinarama
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Objetivo Birmania
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Vicky Larraz
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcweZC5PK4)

[Ricardodaforce]

I saw a band called L.A. last weekend in Alicante.

They were good!

[saffron]

I have been listening to a lot of Spanish music, much of it recommended here.
I particularly like the late Merecedes Sosa including Gracias a mi Vida.
I have posted under learning spanish a link to the video mag veinte mundos
http://www.veintemundos.com/en/
From this month they are going to include a singer each month. this month there is an article about Violeta Parra including Gracias a mi Vida and a link to a 2010 recording of the song which appears to be a charity song for the Chilean earthquake recorded by a group of artists.

[w84u]

Hello

Who can help me to find the name of this Song or singer name?

[Quién puede ayudarme a encontrar el nombre de la canción o el nombre del cantante?]

This : http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=09826469884230935375

[Juan Carlos]

How about some more tips on your favourite Spanish music?

I was in Madrid a few weeks back and took the chance to head over to the FNAC store (http://www.fnac.es (http://www.fnac.es/)) and stock up. Purchases included "Techari" the latest album from Ojos de Brujos. Other favourites include Jarabe De Palo and a top play on my Ipod for some time - "Pafuera Telaranas" by Bebe.

On Ben's recommendation (see http://www.notesfromspain.com/category/books/music/ (http://www.notesfromspain.com/forums/../category/books/music/)) I have just bought "Luzia" by Paco de Lucia on ITunes. Definitely a thumbs up.

Hi,
Perhaps if you want to know about Spanish music you can listen this Spanish radio called Cadena Dial
http://www.cadenadial.com/multimedia/radios.html

[Stephen]

Has anyone heard of María Dolores Pradera not mentioned as far as I can tell on this thread? She sings lovely melodies and nearly every song has a charming acoustic guitar backing. I don't care if she's regarded as naff in Spain these days, I like her songs and the words are as clear as you could wish for. I found her by clicking around on Spotify.

http://open.spotify.com/track/2uFBeQf9KcgPDLo5M11XiU

[Pippa]

Has anyone heard of María Dolores Pradera not mentioned as far as I can tell on this thread? She sings lovely melodies and nearly every song has a charming acoustic guitar backing. I don't care if she's regarded as naff in Spain these days, I like her songs and the words are as clear as you could wish for. I found her by clicking around on Spotify.

http://open.spotify.com/track/2uFBeQf9KcgPDLo5M11XiU

Funny you mention her now. A couple of weekends ago I went up to Santander driving to see my mother and I forgot to take any music to listen in the car. On the way back, the only thing I could find in my mother's house was a doble CD of Maria Dolores Pradera. She was very, very popular in the 1970's. I had not heard her for a while, and I was amazed as how clear one can understand her and as you say, the songs have nice melodies. She has sung in the last few years some songs of Carlos Cano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdaChGT4ZFg) and she has performed with Sabina (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQ15cKVA5I) . The charming acoustic guitar backing was for a long time performed by Los Gemelos, twin brothers, one an architect, also proffesor in the University of Madrid and the other an engineer. One of them has already died. They played Spanish guitar, rather than acoustic. You can see them in the video of Carlos Cano.
This summer, Maria Dolores Pradera, at the tender age of 87 gave a concert in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. (I didn't go to it)

Limeña, Amarraditos, La flor de la Canela, Fina estampa, are some of the most popular songs she sang (still sings!)

[saffron]

I'm signed up to a BBC language newsletter, there languages site is excellent. the newsletter I received today had a link to a radio programme I had missed on Radio 3 called World Routes - there are 2 programmes by an American linked to Argentinian music Tango and Indian.

You can access I Player from abroad if it is a radio programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnmp