Spanish culture

Leandro Gutierrez, a 22-year-old Colombian, takes on a bull using the classic red cape.

Bullfighting has reached a crisis point in Spain

Sports

Spain has just become the first country in Europe to register half a million coronavirus cases, leaving bullrings empty and bullfighters out of work.

The World

We remember Peret, whose musical genius gave us the musical style Rumba Catalana

Music
Festivities of Toro de la Vega. (Photo: Juanjo Toreador/Wikipedia)

Extreme Bullfighting in Spain – Activism vs Tradition

Arts, Culture & Media

Spanish-turned American Flamenco artist releases album inspired by colors of spring

Arts, Culture & Media

Spanish-American singer uses blended culture to craft her music

Arts, Culture & Media

Global Hit: Raul Midon

Arts, Culture & Media

His guitar style brings in a life-long affair with flamenco and a few other latin idioms.

Spain’s Serrat & Sabina: A Music Appreciation by Betto Arcos

Arts, Culture & Media

Betto Arcos tells us about two Spanish singers he’s been a fan of for a long time: Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquin Sabina. Their latest record together is called “La Orquesta del Titanic.”

Barcelona’s Kitsch Crooners

Arts, Culture & Media

In a working class bar in downtown Barcelona, each Saturday night, a mostly elderly audience gets transported back in time, to the glory days of the copla, and other forms of romantic Spanish popular music.

Video: Flamenco Music Legend Paco de Lucía

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Paco de Lucía is a legend in the world of flamenco music. He has been performing since he was 11-years-old and recorded his first album in 1964. De Lucía is now in the midst of a short North American tour. Anchor Marco Werman spoke to him during a recent stop in Boston. During the interview, […]

Flamenco Singer Diego El Cigala

Arts, Culture & Media

Cigala recently won a Latin Grammy for his recording “Cigala and Tango.”