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…

The Rock en Espanol band Heroes del Silencio was formed in Zaragoza Spain during the mid-80s Comprised of singerguitarist Enrique Bunbury lead guitarist Juan Valdivia second guitarist Alan Boguslavsky bassist Joaquin Cardiel and drummer Pedro Andreu …

In 1995 Jaguares was formed out of the skeleton of Califanes a Mexico City rock group The name change was due to a dream had by lead singer Saul Hernandez who dreamt that he was playing inside a Jaguars mouth Shortly after the name change Jaguares to…

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…

Known as one of the major acts of the Spanish New Wave los Secretos was formed in 1980 by brothers Javier Enrique and Alvaro Urquijo who where joined by a temporary drummer After three active years the foursome became a duet in 1983 with Alvaro and E…

Spanish ska band Celtas Cortos was formed in 1986 by students from a Valladolid institute reunited to participate in a music contest called Colectivo Eurofolk After coming in first place the young musicians decided to stay in the band recording their…

Spanish poprock threesome Gabinete Caligari was formed in 1981 taking its name from the independent movie El Gabinete Del Doctor Caligari The band released its first song Golpes in an EP shared with a similar group called Parlisis Permanente Que Dios…

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…

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…

Formed in the early 90s Elefante had the opportunity to play for a major audience in 2000 while opening for Joaqun Sabina at Mexico Citys Auditorio Nacional A year later the band represented Mexico in Via del Mar the most popular Chilean festival wit…

Spanish poprock band los Toreros Muertos was formed in 1986 by singersongwriter TV host and actor Pablo Carbonell The band made their debut that same year with a maxi-single called Yo No Me Llamo Javier followed by their first album 30 Aos de Exitos …

Spanish heavy metal band Extremoduro started playing in the late 80s as a threesome led by singerguitarist Roberto Iniesta In January of 1989 the band recorded its first demo tape soon playing on a TV show called Plastic and participating in a contes…