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The music of Spain has played an important part in the development of western music. It has had a particularly strong influence upon Latin American music. The music of Spain is oftenassociated abroad with traditions like flamenco and the classical guitar but Spanish music is, in fact, diverse from region to region. Flamenco, for example, is an Andalusian musical genre from the southof the country. In contrast, the music in the north-western regions is centred on the use of bagpipes, while the nearby Basque region, with its own traditional styles, is different again, as aretraditional styles of music in Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Castile and León. Spain has also played an important role within the history of western classical music, particularly in its early phase from the15th to the 17th centuries.
Andalusia is best known for flamenco music, there is also a tradition of gaita rociera(tabor pipe) music in western Andalusia and a distinct violin andplucked-string type of band music known as panda de verdiales in Málaga.
Aragon. Jota is popular across Spain, might have its historical roots in the southern part of Aragon. Jota instruments include thecastanets, guitar, bandurria, tambourines and sometimes theflute. Aragonese music can be characterized by a dense percussive element that some have tried to attribute to an influence from the NorthAfrican Berbers. The guitarro, a unique kind of small guitar also seen in Murcia, seems Aragonese in origin.
Asturias, Cantabria and Galicia: Northwest Spain (Asturias, Galicia and Cantabria) ishome to a distinct musical tradition extending back into the Middle Ages. The region's signature instrument is the gaita(bagpipe). The gaita is often accompanied by a snare drum, called the tamboril, andplayed in processional marches. Other instruments include the requinta, a kind of fife, as well asharps, fiddles, rebec and zanfona (hurdy-gurdy). The music itself runs the gamut from uptempo...