The Canary Islands used to be inhabited by the Guanches which are related to Berbers; they mixed with Spaniards, who live on the islands now. A variant of Jota is popular, as is Latin music, which has left its mark in the form of the timple guitar. There has been a strong connection with Cuban music, both through commerce and migration. For many people, Spanish music is virtually synonymous with flamenco, an Andalucian-Gitano form of music. ... Andalusia is a region in Spain that is best-known for flamenco, a form of music and dance that is Gypsy in origin and popular throughout the world. ... Aragon is a region in northeastern Spain. ... The Balearic Islands have become a center for musical innovation in the 20th century. ... The Basque are an ethnic group living in parts of France and Spain, with the majority in the latter country. ... Central Spain includes the cultural melting pot of Madrid and Castille. ... Catalonia (in Spain and France) has one of the oldest documented musical traditions in Europe, and has had a rich musical culture continuously for at least two thousand years. ... Extremadura is a region in Spain near Portugal. ... traditional Asturian dancers The traditional music of Galicia is probably the least related to the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, although some similarities exist with the neighbouring areas of Asturias and Cantabria or Castille and northern Portugal and it is characterized by an extensive use of bagpipes. ... Murcia is a region in Spain whose music is most famously the religious Auroras songs, which are derived from La Mancha and Andalusia. ... Navarre and La Rioja are relatively small regions bordered by Aragon and the Basque Country. ... Valencia is one of the musical centers in Spain, and is known for its own variety of jota distinct from the Aragonese version, as well as bandes found in almost every village in the region. ... Flamenco dancer Belén Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is a song, music and dance style which is strongly influenced by the Gitanos, but which has its deeper roots in Moorish and Jewish musical traditions. ... For many people, Spanish music is virtually synonymous with flamenco, an Andalucian-Gitano form of music. ... Spanish hip hop music began in the late 1980s. ... Spain has produced a great variety of rock and roll, but the most distinctive style may be flamenco-rock. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... The Benidorm International Song Festival or Festival Internacional de la Canción de Benidorm (in Spanish) is an annual song contest which takes place each summer, since 1959, in the city of Benidorm, Spain. ... The debut of Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest was in 1961. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Afro-Asiatic - Berber - Guanche Guanche was a language spoken on the Canary Islands up to the 16th century. ... The Berbers (also called Imazighen, free men, singular Amazigh) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwest Africa, speaking the Berber languages of the Afroasiatic family. ... Jamboree on the Air, known by its acronym JOTA, is an international Scouting activity held annually on the third weekend in October. ... Latin American music, or the music of Latin America, is sometimes called Latin music. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument characterized by its visually dominant body and neck. ... The Caribbean island of Cuba has been influential in the development of multiple musical styles in the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

Popular dances from the Canary Islands include:

• Isas
• Seguidillas
• El Tajaraste
• Baile del Candil
• Baile de Cintas
• Danza de Enanos
• El Santo Domingo
• El Tanganillo
• Folias
• Malagueñas

Of these, the Isas, a local variation of Jota are the most well-known and characteristic of the Canary Islands. They are graceful music, with a lot of variation among islands. In some places, a captain leads the dance and organizes others in a chain as the dance grows more and more complex. The seguidilla is a quick, triple-time Spanish folksong and dance form. ... For other uses, see ISA. Isa (عيسىĪsā), often seen as Isa, son of Mary (`Īsā ibn Maryam) is the Arabic name for Jesus, who is one of the Prophets of Islam. ... Jamboree on the Air, known by its acronym JOTA, is an international Scouting activity held annually on the third weekend in October. ...

Rondalla arrangements are very common. Instruments include charangas, timples (similar to a ukulele), castanets, panderetas, lauds and guitars. A peculiar ensemble in El Hierro island is made of pito herreño players (a wooden transverse flute) and drums. Some ritual dances in Tenerife island are lead by a tabor pipe player. Joyful music for carnival lies to a big extent on brass bands and Latin American patterns. Ukulele The ukulele (pronounced , or the Anglicised ), or uke, is a fretted string instrument which is, in its construction, essentially a smaller, four-stringed version of the guitar. ... Renoirs 1909 painting Dancing girl with castanets Castanets The castanets are a percussion instrument (idiophone), much used in Moorish music, Gypsy music, Spanish music and Latin American music. ... The name laud means the The Lute. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument characterized by its visually dominant body and neck. ... El Hierros western end was for long time considered the end of the known world by the Europeans El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano (The Meridian Island), is a Spanish island. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife (English also Teneriffe), a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... Pipe describes a number of musical instruments, historically referring to perforated wind instruments. ... The Lochgelly Band, a Scottish colliery band, circa 1890 A brass band is a musical group consisting mostly of brass instruments, often with a percussion section. ...

Canarian musicians

• Brandania
• Pedro Guerra
• Rosana