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Music of Spain. The modern classical guitar and its baroque predecessor were invented in Spain. In Spain, music has a long history. It has played an important role in the development of Western music, and has greatly influenced Latin American music. Spanish music is often associated with traditional styles such as flamenco and classical guitar.
The music industry in the United States began to refer to any kind of music featuring Spanish vocals as "Latin music". [22][23][24] Under this definition, Spanish sung in any genre is categorized as "Latin". [25] In turn, this has led to artists from Spain being labelled as "Latin" because they sing in the same language.
Traditional music of Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias. Northwest Iberian folk music is a traditional highly distinctive folk style, located along Spain's north-west Atlantic coast, mostly Galicia and Asturias, that has some similarities with the neighbouring area of Cantabria. The music is characterized by the use of bagpipes.
Flamenco (Spanish pronunciation: [flaˈmeŋko]) is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Murcia. [1][2][3] In a wider sense, the term is used to refer to a variety of both ...
Music of Latin America. The music of Latin America refers to music originating from Latin America, namely the Spanish and Portuguese -speaking regions of the Americas south of the United States. [1] Latin American music also incorporate the indigenous music of Latin America. [2] Due to its highly syncretic nature, Latin American music ...
Latin American music has long influenced popular music in the United States. Within the industry, "Latin music" has influenced jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music, including salsa, New Mexico, Tejano, and Western. Fusion genres such as Chicano rock, Nuyorican rap, and Chicano rap have emerged ...
The Music of Andalusia encompasses a range of traditional and modern musical genres which originate in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. The most famous are copla and flamenco, the latter being sometimes used as a portmanteau term for various regional musical traditions within Andalusia. Today, Andalusia has a rich and thriving musical ...
Mexico has a long tradition of classical music, as far back as the 16th century, when it was a Spanish colony. Music of New Spain, especially that of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla and Hernando Franco, is increasingly recognized as a significant contribution to New World culture. OFUNAM playing at Sala Nezahualcóyotl (Room Nezahualcoyotl).