Studying music in Spain means setting yourself up for qualitative education in a country where the music culture and history are rich and unique. Spain is a great destination to pursue your studies, regardless of the study field. Its higher education institutions provide excellent opportunities to a...
D. Wheeler1: University of LeedJournal of European Popular CultureWheeler, D. (2013). `At the crossroads of tradition and modernity: Raphael and the politics of popular music in Spain', Journal of European Popular Culture, 4.1: 55-70....
Music in Pacific Island Cultures: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture by Brian Diettrich, Jane Freeman Moulin, Michael Webb (review) Part of the Global Music Series, Music in Portugal and Spain: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture is written by two of the leading scholars in music fro......
The Basque region of Spain has a very distinct culture, even including its own language. Basque people have been known for their melodic singing since the Middle Ages, a type of classical music with a gregorian twist. At the end of the 19th century a rise in nationalism helped estab...
spanning continents and leaving a lasting impact on global culture. This empire not only influenced local customs and languages but also introduced European elements that blended with indigenous traditions, creating a diverse cultural mosaic that is evident today in the modern nations of Spain, Mexico...
Arabic culture preserved Greek musical writings, and most of those that reached the West did so in their Arabic versions. Arab theorists followed Greek models, often developing them further. The Muslim occupation of Spain and Portugal and the Crusades to the Middle East brought Europeans in ...
The workshop also aligns with and supports Veszprém’s title of 2023 European Capital of Culture, which also includes over a hundred other villages and towns across the Bakony-Balaton region. The event took place between July 6 and 15, ending in a two-day music festival open to all. + ...
“la pampara,” triedbachata, andbefriendedTokischa—by recycling her own flamenco hand claps and“Linda” melodyfor a playful Caribbean repossession. He even channels his inner“Rich Girl”in the chorus, subverting yet another famedpop culture vulture. But here,everyonehas all the money in the...
After theMongolinvasion of Baghdad in 1258 and the Spanish reconquest ofGranadain 1492, the magnificence of Islamic culture gradually waned. Music continued to be cultivated, receiving new influences from Mongol and Turkmen conquerors. Persia enjoyed artistic independence for about 450 years, until 1918...
Since first emerging in the South Bronx, hip hop culture has spread around the world.[7] When hip hop music began to emerge, it was based around disc jockeys who created rhythmic beats by looping breaks (small portions of songs emphasizing a percussive pattern) on two turntables, which is ...