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			Join Date: Nov 2010 
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			As always, some interesting music from Frownland and rostasi, but I think this guitar work out is my favourite of the recent posts:-  
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
			And here are a couple of solid bluesy boozy songs from El Tri; one about drinking (Oye cantinero= Hey Bartender) and one about Mexico City, aka DF and also aka Chilangolandia, or as front-man Alex Lora sings it, "Chi-chi-chi lan-lan-lan go-go-go landia-landia-landia". ..... 
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			Galicia, a gorgeous part of northern Spain (and one of the best places in the world to go if you really like seafood), is a bit different from the majority of Spain in terms of them having their own language and being heavily influenced by celts. It really is the only part of Spain where I have seen them include bagpipes as a part of traditional folk music. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	Anyways, here is a bit of Galician celtic-influenced music :  | 
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			Natalia Lafourcade Álbum: Musas 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
			released on May 5, 2017 I love the sound of Natalia's voice and the sound of a nylon guitar, a perfect match. ![]()  
		
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			 ...here to hear... 
			
		
			
				
			
			
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			^ I've just listened to the first couple of tracks, Neapolitan,and yes, she has a sweet voice and the guitar playing is very delicate, soothing. I'll probably listen to some more later on today, but in the meantime, here's an old piece of soft rock:- 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
			This song is a grumble about Spain under Franco, but focuses mainly on the everyday details of a schoolkid's life. So the words are unusual, and the music gets interesting at about 3:30 mins in. Spoiler for Lyrics, in Spanish: 
 
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