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Musica Española
Terms for discussing the importance of music
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| la música | music |
| escuchar la música | to listen to music |
| descargar | to download |
| vender discos | to sell records |
| ventas de disco | record sales |
| tener éxito | to have success |
| fracasar | to fail |
| fracaso | failure |
| un cantante | a singer |
| un(a) cantautor(a) | a singer-songwriter |
| un grupo | a group |
| el flamenco | flamenco, traditional Andalusian music |
| nuevo flamenco | fusion genre, combining flamenco and hip-hop |
| la cumbia | traditional Colombian music |
| el merengue | traditional Dominican music |
| la bachata | Dominican dance, associated with poor/rural areas |
| el tango | Argentinian music & dance |
| el son (cubano) | traditional Cuban music |
| la música latina | music from South and Central America |
| Reggaeton | fusion genre, combining any form of música latina and hip hop |
| la música pop | pop music |
| el rock | rock music |
| el jazz (pronounced "yazz" or "jazz" not "hath") | jazz music |
| la sardana | traditional Catalan dance |
| el rock catalán | modern, popular music from Catalonia |
| bailar | to dance |
| baila | a dance |
| descargar de forma ilegal | to download illegally |
| banda sonora | soundtrack |
| emisoras de radio | radio stations |
| una conexión banda | broadband connection |
| gran tradición de música folclórica | great tradition of folk music |
| influencias | influences |
| influir (conj. like construir) | to influence |
| me gusta el ritmo | I like the rhythm |
| me gustan las letras | I like the lyrics |
| los 40 principales | the top 40 |
| las regalías | royalties |
| flor de un día | one hit wonder |
| un concierto | a concert |
| una gira | a tour |
| género | genre |