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Songwriter
Hijo de la Luna: meaning of Mecano's tragic legend

Written by José María Cano, Hijo de la Luna appeared on Mecano's 1986 album Entre el cielo y el suelo and became one of…

July 11, 2026
Eurovision Song Contest
Eres Tú: the love song beyond Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973, Spain sent Mocedades with Eres Tú, a love song whose title means It Is You…

July 5, 2026
Songwriter
Aserejé: meaning behind The Ketchup Song

In 2002, the Spanish pop group Las Ketchup turned Aserejé, also known as The Ketchup Song, into a worldwide summer hit…

May 20, 2023
Collaboration
Súbeme la Radio: meaning and harmony behind the hot dance hit

Súbeme la Radio is a 2017 Latin dance track recorded by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias in collaboration with Cuban…

December 22, 2021
Songwriter
Bailamos: meaning and flamenco roots of Enrique Iglesias' hit

Bailamos remains one of Enrique Iglesias' best-known songs originally recorded for his 1998 album Cosas del Amor but…

October 9, 2021
Songwriter
Porque Te Vas: meaning behind Jeanette's song of departure

Porque Te Vas is the best-known international song recorded by Jeanette Anne Dimech, professionally known as Jeanette…

September 15, 2021
Songwriter
La Cucaracha: the song about a stoned legless cockroach as a ridicule against Mexican dictator

La Cucaracha is a fiery Mexican song in the corrido style, a poetic form of the ballad genre prevalent in Central…

April 23, 20211 comment
Classical Guitar
Moreno Torroba as the first-ever Spanish non-guitarist who composed for solo guitar

Federico Moreno Torroba was a Spanish composer adored by his contemporaries largely for his stage works, especially the…

September 13, 20207 comments
Classical Guitar
5 flamenco guitar pieces of Joaquín Turina as performed by the best guitarists of the 20th century

Joaquín Turina is considered to be one of the most influential Spanish composers of the 20th century, especially for…

August 9, 2020
Violin
Zigeunerweisen: folk tunes meet the Csardas dance in Pablo de Sarasate's most popular work

Zigeunerweisen is one of the best-known violin works based on Hungarian folk melodies and Romani music motifs as…

July 30, 20201 comment
Classical Guitar
Capricho Arabe: the first composition of Francisco Tarrega became his epitaph

Capricho Arabe is the most popular work of the iconic Spanish guitarist Francisco Tárrega who initiated the revival of…

July 5, 2020
Music Theory
The Andalusian cadence: distinct chord progression of flamenco that captivated all pop music genres

The Andalusian cadence is a musical term denoting a chain of four chords that appear sequentially through each step of…

March 15, 2020
Classical Guitar
Dionisio Aguado's guitar method and tripodison guitar stand have been in use for 200 years

Dionisio Aguado y García was a Spanish composer who laid the foundations of modern performing techniques on classical…

November 10, 20194 comments
Songwriter
The fusion of traditional Mexican music in María Grever's songs

María Grever, born Maria Joaquina de la Portilla Torres, was a Mexican songwriter who, combining the musical cultures…

October 20, 2019
Vihuela
Orphénica Lyra: the largest collection of vihuela music introduced by Miguel de Fuenllana

Vihuela is a Renaissance-era musical instrument similar to a modern mini guitar. It is believed that the first vihuelas…

August 31, 2019
Classical Guitar
Serenata Española by Joaquim Malats: the piano piece that conquered guitar world

Serenata Española, written by Spanish piano virtuoso Joaquim Malats, has been the most popular work among guitarists…

July 31, 2019
Vihuela
The first known collection for the vihuela inspired early guitar repertoire

It is fair to call the guitar one of the leading world instruments in terms of popular demand which is only slightly…

May 29, 2019
Classical Guitar
The major chapter of guitar history introduced by María Luisa Anido

The exceptional Argentine guitarist, composer and teacher María Luisa Anido played a crucial role in the expansion of…

April 28, 2019
Classical Guitar
4 collections of early guitar music by enigmatic Santiago de Murcia discovered on 3 Continents

Little is known about the life of the late Baroque composer Santiago de Murcia whose survived collections of works…

March 26, 2019
Classical Guitar
Miguel Llobet delivered flawless skill to future stars of classical guitar worldwide

Miguel Llobet was a Spanish guitar player, teacher, and composer whose contribution to the development of both…

January 11, 2019
Classical Guitar
Enrique Granados' dramatic voyage was cut short by a German U-boat

Pantaléon Enrique Costanzo Granados y Campiña was one of the greatest pianists and composers of the Romantic period who…

November 6, 2018
Violin
150 composers contributed to La Folia through the centuries

La Folia is one of the most revered melodies in music history. Originating as a late fifteenth-century Portuguese dance…

August 18, 2018
Classical Guitar
Spanish guitar maestro who invented footstool wrote the Nokia tune

Spanish maestro Francisco Tárrega had a colossal influence on the guitar development—in terms of both technical…

July 10, 2018
Cello
The Catalan virtuoso was discovered by Albéniz in a cafe band

Pablo Casals (1876—1973) was a Catalan cellist, composer, and conductor, known for his virtuosic technique, and skilled…

June 22, 2018
Classical Guitar
Fernando Sor: the Beethoven of the guitar

Spanish composer Fernando Sor was probably the most well-known guitar player in what has since been dubbed the First…

June 15, 2018
Viol
Authentic recreation of Alfonso X El Sabio's medieval works

Alfonso X el Sabio, byname Alfonso the Wise, or the Learned (1221-1284) was the king of Castile and Leon. Along with…

May 23, 2018
Classical Guitar
Granada: Albéniz's tribute for the city of guitar craft

The first piano solo of Isaac Albéniz, Suite Española, is probably the first testimony of the artistic renaissance of…

May 16, 2018
Viola
Indecent Ciaconne dance came from the New World and swept Europe off its feet

Chaconne or Ciaconne is a fiery dance popularized in Spain in 17th century which later gave birth to a new musical form…

May 12, 2018
Songwriter
Four continents come together for Manu Chao's Clandestino

In Latin America and Europe, this guy is virtually an icon who seems to have taken the role of Bob Marley. Manu Chao is…

April 30, 2018
Classical Guitar
The scent of magnolia permeating Joaquin Rodrigo's concerto

It may come as a revelation that Joaquin Rodrigo wasn’t a guitarist, despite his contributions to the guitar repertoire…

April 19, 2018