Triana

Evelyn "Champagne" King ranks right up there with Donna Summer and Patti LaBelle at the top of the disco diva pantheon, but there has never been a domestically released collection to do her glittering career justice. Which is a real "shame" but "The Complete RCA Hits and More!" not only offers, like the title says, all 24 hits she scored on the R&B and Pop charts for the RCA label, but also presents them in the 12", alternate mix, and remix versions that really got the dance floor shaking back in the day! So you get the 12" mixes of big hits like "Shame," "I Don't Know If It's Right," "I'm in Love," and "Love Come Down," the "Dance Mix" of "Your Personal Touch," remixes of "High Horse" and "Shake Down," and so on.

The 2015 Jaén International Piano Competition was won by a young Canadian pianist of Ukrainian descent, Anastasia Rizikov, who was also awarded the prizes for best performances of Spanish and Contemporary Music. This is reflected in her interpretations of Albéniz’s radiant and virtuoso Triana and the work commissioned for the 57th edition of the competition, Soñando María Magdalena, which transforms the traditional Jaén melody La carrasquilla into a tender and powerful personal journey. The programme is completed by the disquieting beauty of Beethoven’s ‘Tempest’ Sonata and the breathtaking energy of Grieg’s only work in the same genre.

Flamenco is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Murcia. In a wider sense, the term is used to refer to a variety of both contemporary and traditional musical styles typical of southern Spain. Flamenco is closely associated to the gitanos of the Romani ethnicity who have contributed significantly to its origination and professionalization. However, its style is uniquely Andalusian and flamenco artists have historically included Spaniards of both gitano and non-gitano heritage.

La colección “Una historia del pop y el rock en España”, editada por el sello RTVE Música y que tanto éxito ha alcanzado en sus dos primeras entregas dedicadas a las décadas de los 60 y los 70, repasa ahora en un nuevo volumen “Los 80”, una de las más brillantes y prolíficas en cuanto a grandes canciones de la historia de nuestra música pop. José Ramón Pardo y José María Iñigo han vuelto a sumergirse en un mar de canciones y recuerdos para rescatar la esencia de un período que conocen bien; han seleccionado cuarenta canciones indispensables olvidándose de discusiones genéricas para centrarse en lo esencial, que se hayan conservado en nuestra memoria como el reflejo de su época. Así, la efervescente ‘movida’ está representada por grupos como Nacha Pop, Secretos o Gabinete Caligari, el primer tecno-pop por Azul y Negro, Tino Casal y Olé Olé, el rock urbano por Leño, Miguel Ríos o Coz… Pero también hay espacio para ver la evolución de cantautores como Luis Eduardo Aute, Joaquín Sabina, Joan Manuel Serrat, Víctor y Ana o Carlos Cano, la madurez de grupos como Mocedades o Triana, el nacimiento de fenómenos como Pecos, Hombres G y Bosé, la consagración de mitos como El Último de la Fila, Alaska o Mecano… y hasta para el sentido del humor de la Trinca y la Orquesta Mondragón.

Effortlessly drawing on a range of soul-tinged influences, Pablo Nouvelle truly is a master of his craft. Telling riveting stories through his music, the multi-faceted DJ, producer and filmmaker leaves no stone unturned in his quest for just the right hook, which in turn helps him make the most out of every composition. The result is magical: an evergreen album sure to wow those who dare to truly listen.

This compact, pocket-sized Seville travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips and those trying to make the most of Seville. It's light, easily portable and comes equipped with a pull-out map.

Claude Debussy wrote of Albéniz’s compositions: ‘Never has music attained such diverse impressions and colours. One closes one’s eyes and is dazzled by contemplating so many images.’ Iberia certainly fits this description beyond doubt, with its vivid evocation of Spain. Composed between 1905 and 1909, the collection is divided into four books, each containing three pieces. Book I opens with ‘Évocation’, which combines the southern Spanish fandango with jota song forms. ‘El Puerto’ was inspired by El Puerto de Santa María, in Cádiz, whilst ‘Fête-dieu à Séville’ depicts the Corpus Christi Day procession. ‘Rondeña’ and then ‘Almería’ are both depictions of Andalusian towns, and are followed by ‘Triana’, which evokes the Gypsy quarter of Seville.