Spanish Music, A True Tourist Inspiration

There are many song lyrics that move the mind to the most varied places. At some point in their musical life, a large part of the world’s singer-songwriters have praised their land, to such an extent that it can seem to us that the songs are a true tourist inspiration. Does it also happen with Spanish music?

Spain, which has produced great artists, composers and musical bands throughout history, has become the ideal setting for this type of expression. These works give rhythm and emotion to musical tours through cities and different places in this nation.

There are so many groups and songs that it would be impossible to travel the entire country through lyrics and choruses in a few lines. Therefore, we want to offer you a selection of ideas to practice national tourism with the rhythmic touch of Spanish music, which will surely make you enjoy these beautiful places even more.

Asturias in the music of Melendi

«Because Asturias is my Homeland» … this is how this native of Oviedo reaffirms it in his song, who carries his land as a flag wherever he debuts. Melendi brings us closer to Asturian history by making known the most illustrious characters of this land, such as Don Pelayo or Fernando Alonso.

Likewise, it also allows us to explore a territory that is overflowing with nature, through its green meadows and its cultural heritage in places with as much charm as Covadonga has.

And of course, the identity and the feeling of its people for a land longed for when they have it far away and that those who have ever visited it also yearn for. It is not for less, because Melendi dominates, as a good Asturian, the many charms of his homeland.

Medina Azahara, the music with roots that Andalusia sells

We travel to the south with the help of Medina Azahara, a rock group from Cordoba that has recently completed 40 years of musical experience, always inviting the world to explore its beloved Andalusia.

There are so many lyrics written by its vocalist, Manuel Martínez, that it is difficult to choose the most suitable song. His themes cover each and every one of the corners of this luminous land of the south. Some of them are the singles Sevilla , At the foot of the Alhambra , dedicated to Granada, and Malaga .

Córdoba  was the musical cut awarded in 2003 as the best rock song in Spanish along with the album that hosts it, Aixa . In it, Martínez turns this millenary city, rich in culture and with a very long history, into authentic poetry and a sensation of enchantment, which today has become a World Heritage Site.

Through his lyrics, we walk through streets and squares full of aromas of orange blossom and jasmine, we walk along the Guadalquivir and we immerse ourselves in its Islamic past through the galleries of the most important mosque in Al-Andalus.

Sabina, your poetry is for Madrid

At 71, Sabina continues to surprise us with her poetry. It has been 40 years since the release of his single Pongamos que hablo de Madrid, which Sabina himself defines as “a story of love and hatred of an unlivable but irreplaceable city.”

His lyrics portray a fast and cosmopolitan city, in which he describes everyday events and scenes with a dose of withering realism. Undoubtedly, the way in which Sabina composes invites the traveler to mentally walk the streets of his poetry and the corners of his successful verses.

Sabina, standard bearer of Spanish music, completely naked the city with this song, talks about its charms and, in turn, its most gloomy faces. Of course, with such an intense sentimental charge that this genius from Ubea considers Madrid as the abode in which he wishes to culminate his days.

Musical tourism «made in Spain»

There are a thousand and one ways to see places. Through cinema, theater, reading … for many, music is one of the most exciting, because the rhythms, lyrics and styles of each of the artists arouse an interest that often leads us to have a predefined image of those places if we don’t know them.

Sabina, Medina Azahara and Melendi, among many other artists, each with their own musical style, have known how to act directly or indirectly as ambassadors for Spain throughout the world. Would you like to travel through the lyrics of Spanish music?