Singer and songwriter Joaqun Sabina was born in beda Spain in February 12 1949 At the age of 14 Sabina started writing poems getting connected with music as a member of a teenagers rockabilly band called Merry Youngs Sabinas poetry and music skills w…

Andres Calamaro is one of the most popular Argentinean pop-rock songwriters A songs craftsman as he likes to consider himself Born in 1961 he began his professional musical career at the age of 17 playing keyboards in Races In 1981 he incorporated to…

Former drummer Eva Amaral and ex-Dias de Vino y Rosas Juan Aguirre met in their native Zaragoza before moving to Madrid in 1997 making a self-titled debut album that featured their first hit single Rosita Combining Latin rhythms and rock Amaral retur…

Spanish pop duet Estopa formed by brothers Jos and David Muoz made an impressive debut with the release of their self-titled debut album released by BMG-Ariola The group became a top-selling act in less than a year Playing a mixture of flamencopop an…

The sparkling stylish trio Pastora mix sweet electro-pop with warm acoustic sounds to create music thats future-minded but comfortable as well Vocalist Dolo Beltrn and multi-instrumentalist brothers Cam and Pauet Riba introduced Pastora with the soph…

Spanish poprock band La Unin got involved in the local scene in the early 80s Singer Rafael Snchez bass player Luis Boln guitarist Mario Martnez and keyboardist Iigo Zabala hit the charts in 1984 with their song Lobo Hombre en Paris releasing Mil Sil…

An exceptionally well-regarded Spanish poprock band La Oreja de Van Gogh are also one of the most commercially successful with each of their albums selling around a million copies worldwide Driven by electric guitar and keyboard their music is easily…

Legendary Cuban pianist Bebo Valds and Gypsy singer songwriter Diego Jimenez Salazar aka El Cigala have seen dizzying success as solo artists so it comes as no surprise that their genre-spanning collaboration Lagrimas Negras is the stuff that legends…

Poprock band from Spain Radio Futura started playing in 1978 under the name of Futurama a project created by keyboardist Herminio Molero The band debuted in October of 1979 while performing live at Madrids Ateneo The following year they had the oppor…

A onetime painter and graphic designer Manolo Garcia turned to music in 1980 fronting the Latin-pop group Los Rpidos after teaming with guitarist Quimi Portet in 1982 he then formed Los Burros debuting with the LP Rebuznos de Amor Although the group …

This Spanish gypsy trio Ketama spearheaded the international success of Spanish music in the mid-80s with their vibrant update of the traditional flamenco genre. Named after a Moroccan village known for its hashish, brothers Antonio and Juan Carmona …

Spanish singersongwriter Rosana was born and raised in the Canary Islands making her first compositions after moving to Madrid in the early 80s In 1994 her song Fuego y Miel came in first place at Benidorms festival allowing Rosana to get a record de…

The Latin rock group Jarabe de Palo strictly translated as wood syrup in English was formed in Barcelona in the early 90s by vocalist and guitarist Pau Dons with guitarist Jordi Mena drummer Alex Tenas percussionist Dani Forcada and bassist Joan Gen …

Bebe emerged from near-obscurity in 2005 to become the most talked-about Latin artist in America after she was awarded a shocking five Latin Grammy nominations to become far and away the years most nominated act The Spanish singersongwriter from Vale…

Seguridad Social comes from Spain but its 20-year career trajectory follows a common pattern starting off with punk and ska in the early 80s the group moved to a harder rock sound later in the decade Singer and chief songwriter Jose Manuel Casa dumpe…

In 1978 Olvido Gara aka Alaska started a music project called Kaka de Luxe playing along with Nacho Canut and Carlos Berlanga The band was part of the Spanish new wave known as Movida Madrilea When musicians Ana Curra and Eduardo Benavente joined in …

Mixing Latin pop and contemporary flamenco Pap Levante debuted with the release of Tomalacate featuring the hit singles Me Pongo Colorada and Practicar Sexo Gala Irene Sandra Maria del Mar Pao and Sonia were discovered by producer Jos Luis Carlos whe…

One of the most gifted and accomplished -- and certainly one of the most respected -- artists in the Latin music sphere during the late 90s and into the next century Julieta Venegas enjoyed enormous acclaim during her run and though commercial succes…

Latin pop duet from Spain Ella Baila Sola started working on their own music in the mid-80s after producer Gonzalo Benavides heard a demo of a local band called the Just led by Marta Bota and Marilia Casares and got in touch with them soon after Both…