Favourite Spanish language singers / groups

Question

I've been doing translating homework this afternoon and had some of my favourite Spanish language groups and singers on in the background. Some of my favourites are:

• Grupo 5
• William Luna
• Los Caribeños de Guadalupe
• Buena Vista Social Club
• Gian Marco
• Maná
• Julieta Venegas

I wondered what your favourites are? Maybe, like me, you enjoy learning vocab through listening to song lyrics?

Here is one of my favourite William Luna songs (Niñachay):

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And here's another (Vienes y Te Vas):

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Answer 1

Alejandro Fernández, Shakira, Juanes, Celia Cruz, Julieta Venegas, Gloria Estefan's Mi Tierra, Maná. Yes, like you, Amy, I love to translate lyrics of favorite songs. In this way I've improved my vocabulary and ability to understand Spanish, and it's a lot more fun than grammar exercises. Translating short stories is also a lot of fun, and reading them out loud helps me improve my pronunciation/accent. Three that I've read this week and recommend are La noche boca arriba by Julio Cortázar, El nietecito by Jacinto Benavente, and the poem Los Maderos de San Juan by José Asunción Silva. A great story that I'm going to read again, a theatrical work, is La casa de Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca.

I like Shakira too - especially La Totura! I was living in the UK when that came out and had to get a friend to send me a copy of the album from Peru! (They had different versions of the songs on the UK version). :) - amy_moreno, Feb 16, 2011

Oops, typing too fast as usual! *La Tortura - amy_moreno, Feb 16, 2011

And thanks for the ideas for short stories to read. :) - amy_moreno, Feb 16, 2011

I listen to Suerte; Te Aviso, Te Anuncio; and Hips Don't Lie almost every weekend. - Intense, Mar 10, 2011

Answer 2

Well, just off top... I would say Wisin y Yandel... however, I'm a musician and I love and live music, so to truly answer your question would be near impossible for me.

I love they're song with nelly furtado, Sexy movimiento. :) - LAtINaPunKROcKerAConFundidA, Feb 16, 2011

latinapunkrocker!!!! I haven't talked you in forever... ¿cómo has estado? =) but yea, that's a really good one. - DJ_Huero, Feb 17, 2011

Estoy bien, y how are you??? - LAtINaPunKROcKerAConFundidA, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 3

Hmmm... I like mostly spanish alt rock and spanish pop rock. Love me some guitars!!!!!!!!

Don tetto

Infierno 18

Reik

Mana

Motel

Finde

Tush

Camila

La Oreja de Van Gogh

Ragdog

.......just to name a few.

But if you're looking for a good site to search for music,

Mun2

Univision.com/blogs

and

batanga.com

are great options.

Claro!! Me olvidé de agregar Maná a mi lista!! El Muelle de San Blas es una de mis canciones favoritas!! :) - amy_moreno, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 4

Enrique Iglesias

is my favorite and he's the reason I'm learning Spanish, everybody knows that .

Answer 5

If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Juan Luis Guerra,and particularly his album Colleción romántica.

I enjoy many types of music but in spanish this one of my favorites.

Answer 6

Here's a safe site where you can find a cds of Bachata, Reggaeton, and some other Spanish music. I'll return with others that have a wider variety later.

www.flowhot.net

note: you'll need to understand atleast basic spanish to navigate the site.

Gracias DJ Huero :) - amy_moreno, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 7

Reik- Manuel Mijares- Yahir- Enrique Iglesias- Luis Miguel- Cristian Castro- Alejandro Fernández

Favorite CD: Acompañame - Mijares & Yuri

Gospel Music:

Marcos Witt - En Adoración

Do you use Coffee Break Spanish? - Ann-Frances, Feb 16, 2011

No, I've not heard of that - what is it? Sounds interesting :) - amy_moreno, Feb 16, 2011

Amy it is from RadioLingua. There are over 70 lessons to be loaded on MP3 player. It is from Scotland, it is outstanding. Covers alot of grammar - Ann-Frances, Feb 16, 2011

I bumped my suggestions for MP3 players: you can get it off Apple for free if you have an iPod - Ann-Frances, Feb 16, 2011

Thanks for the tip Ann-Frances - I'll look it up today :) - amy_moreno, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 8

Search for Compay Segundo in YouTube.

I just had a wee listen - sounds like the Buena Vista Social Club, no? Bonita música, gracias. :) - amy_moreno, Feb 16, 2011

Sí, Compay Segundo tocó con Buena Vista Social Club. - LuisCache, Feb 16, 2011