Music of Spain

The Music of Spain has a vibrant and long history which has had an important impact on music in Western Culture. Although the music of Spain is often associated with traditions like flamenco and the spanish guitar.Spanish music is in fact incredibly diverse from region to region. Flamenco, for example, is an Andalusian musical genre, which, contrary to popular belief, is not widespread outside that region. In contrast, the music of Galicia has more in common with its Celtic cousins in
Ireland and France than with the unique Basique Music right next door.


Other regional styles of folk music abound in Aragon,Catalonia, Valencia, Castile ,Lion and Asturias and The contemporary music scene in Spain, centered in Madreid and Barcelona has made strong contributions to contemporary music within the areas of POP, Classical music, Renaissance composers like Thomas Luis de Victoria to the zarzuela of Spanish Opera to the passionate Ballets of Manuel de Falla and the guitarist Pepe Romero.