Spanish hip hop music began in the late 1980s. Break dance crews used mainly American recordings, while local rappers practiced for very small underground audiences. A few rock bands, like Os Resentidos, Kortatu and TDK tried and recorded some approaches to hip hop music, but kept most of their hard rock background. For many people in the English-speaking world, Spanish music is virtually synonymous with flamenco, an Andalusian genre of music, but in fact this style is not representative of all Spain. ... Andalusia is a region in Spain that is best-known for flamenco, a form of music and dance that is mostly performed by Gypsy people 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 language is unrelated to any other language family and its origins are unknown. ... 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. ... 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 and Asturias has some similarities with the neighbouring areas of Cantabria, León, Castile and northern Portugal. ... 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 is a Spanish musical genre with strong, rhythmic undertones and is often accompanied with a similarly impassioned style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution, as well as its intricate hand and footwork. ... // Jazz in Spain began with an interest in Dixieland or New Orleans jazz. ... For many people, Spanish music is virtually synonymous with flamenco, an Andalucian-Gitano form of music. ... This article is about rock music from Spain, for rock music sung in Spanish see Rock en español 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 oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... 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. ... Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, finishing 9th. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Kortatu were a ska and punk group from the Basque Country formed in Irun in the summer of 1984. ... TDK Corporation ), formerly TDK Electronics Co. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...

In 1989 Troya Dscs&Rcrs label released the first Spanish hip hop LP: Madrid Hip Hop, a compilation of four bands from the province of Madrid: DNI, Estado Crítico, Sindicato del Crimen and QSC. The record presented two cuts of each band. Capital Madrid Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 12th  8,030. ... DNI is a TLA which has multiple meanings: The newly created United States Director of National Intelligence The Honduran National Department of Investigations This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cologne-based QSC AG is a nationwide telecommunications provider in Germany with its own DSL network. ...

Later in 1989, Ariola major label tried a new push to establish some hip hop stars, with a new compilation of Madrilene hip hop music: Rappin Madrid, introduced more soloists and groups, like MC Randy & D.J. Jonco. Ariola Records is a German record label, a daughter label of BMG. Ariola setup several subsidiaries: Ariola America was founded in 1975 in Los Angeles, Ariola-Athena to release spoken word records, Ariola Benelux was founded in 1970 to cover the Benelux market, Ariola Eurodisc was a Spanish division of... The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ... MC Randy & D.J. Jonco were a hip hop duo from Madrid, Spain. ...

Both attempts mostly failed, but helped to establish a viable scene in Madrid. Zona Bruta, the first Spanish hip hop specialised label, was founded in 1994. Some Spanish rappers are of African descent. This article is about the Spanish capital. ...

The most important places of Spanish hip hop, apart from Madrid, are Barcelona (7 Notas 7 Colores, Sólo los Solo, Falsalarma); Zaragoza (Violadores del Verso), Seville (SFDK, Toteking, La Mala Rodríguez) and Málaga (Hablando en Plata). Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... 7 notas 7 colores is a hip-hop band from Spain Biography 7 notas 7 colores emerged in Barcelona in 1993, from the ashes of the group Los Poetas Violentos by rapper Mucho Muchacho and Dive Dibosso. ... For other uses, see Zaragoza (disambiguation). ... Violadores del Verso (Spanish for Verse Rapers), also known as V de V are a hip hop music crew from Zaragoza (Saragossa, Spain). ... For other uses, see Seville (disambiguation). ... María Rodríguez, La Mala or Mala Rodríguez, is a Spaniard hip hop singer. ... Location of Málaga Government  - Mayor Francisco de la Torre Prados Area  - Total 385. ...

Other important Spanish hip hop bands are:

• Club de los Poetas Violentos
• La Puta Opepé
• Cloaka Company
• Geronación
• Magnatiz
• Dogma Crew
• Arma Blanca
• M.M.O. aka Madrid Pimps
• Los Verdaderos Kreyentes de la Religión del Hip Hop (VKR)
• Outrojazz

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And solo artists:

• Frank T
• Nach Scratch
• El Chojín
• El Meswy
• Arianna Puello
• El Payo Malo
• D.Mas
• Jota Mayúscula
• Juaninacka
• Rapsusklei
• Shuga Wuga
• Mucho Muchacho
• Elphomega
• Tremendo menda
• ZPU
• Zénit
• Abram
• Primer Dan
• Black Bee
• Xhelazz
• Flavio Rodriguez
• Chirie Vegas