Spanish Music Research Paper

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En muchos de los países de habla hispana de todo el mundo, la música es una gran parte de la cultura. This sentence translates to: In many of the spanish speaking countries around the world, music is a big part of the culture. Due to various reasons, the countries that speak Spanish around the world have many differences in the genres of music they listen to. There are twenty-one countries throughout the world that consider Spanish their official language. They include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela. All of these countries have vast differences in the …show more content…

They mainly added a traditional Spanish style called flamenco. Flamenco is a custom Spanish dance associated with singing, dancing, guitar, and castanets. This additional style gave the music the perfect touch. It was exactly what Spain was looking for. Then, in the sixty’s and seventy’s, Spain experienced a large tourism bust that brought all types of music and culture from around the world. This led to Francisco Franco’s death in nineteen seventy-five as the country attempted to resurrect its democratic government, economy, and culture. This was called La Movida Madrileña, “The Madrilenian scene”. The country found new freedom and developed interest in other types of music, like punk and rock ’n roll, which can still be found to be true in Spain …show more content…

Born as Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll in nineteen seventy-seven, she was born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia and later became a famous singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model. Her claim to fame was due to the ingenious combination of Colombian bellydancing and music, traditional American pop styles, and the use of classic instruments like flutes. Everyone around the world was blown away by this perfect combination that was never seen before. Her first hit, “Whenever, Wherever” ignited her career in Columbia as well as the United States. After her first hit, she quickly began gaining

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