Who are your favourite Spanish-speaking artists?
I quite like Rosalía, especially her newer music. I have heard people say she is guilty of cultural appropriation, but I’m unclear on the whole story there, and my Spanish is not good enough to understand all her lyrics (i.e. if the reactionary lyrics are obvious but I’m missing their meaning).
Ana Tijoux is good, too. Revolutionary-adjacent music, so far as I can work out. She is French-Chilean. Her parents had to flee Pinochet.
Any revolutionary artists I should try? Hip hop or rap especially. Immortal Technique is great but there’s generally too much English in his songs to use them to improve my Spanish.
Rosalia is so good, she has a song with James Blake called “Barefoot in the park” 😍. The Maria’s are pretty sick too!
I’d not heard ‘Barefoot in the park’. I like it, though. Thanks.
I’m currently trying out a few songs by The Marías and I’m enjoying them so far, thanks.
If you like flamenco genre, check her old songs too :)
What’s flamenco?
Flamenco is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain.
Hehe, I love that there’s a thing called “flamenco mode”. I’ll give it an explore :), thanks.