We have started to think about taking a trip to Spain in a couple of years. We'd like to spend two weeks there, with each of choosing a theme to focus on. My theme will be music and Kate's theme will be religious art (icons, etc.) I was talking with our friend Miriam about this one day on the phone (she's travelled to Spain many times) and she was kind enough to send us several discs to get us started. The first one we listened to was The Gipsy Kings' "Este Mundo." Their music is said to be designed to bring traditional flamenco music into the pop world. This was a very accessible and entertaining place to start our musicial exploration of Spain. Thanks Miriam!
Fun Fact 1: The Kings are actually from France, as their parents fled Spain during the Civil War.
Fun Fact 2: Their cover of "Hotel California" is included in the soundtrack to the Coeh brother's film, "The Big Lebowski" (one of my favorite movies of all time - "The dude abides!"
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