# Looking for upbeat spanish songs.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 25, 2002, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604 "2002-11-25T05:31:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/21 "2002-11-29T00:19:01Z")
But Julio Iglesias IS Spanish, right? Re. Indian music, we have a version here in Trinidad called “Chutney” that is one of those bizarre blends (like everything in Trinidad) that seems to work. I love those Tassa drums. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/22 "2002-11-29T02:19:53Z")
Yea, Julio Iglesias and Enrique Iglesias are Spanish. ---
**Author:** ![alex\_arg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@alex\_arg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alex_arg)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/23 "2002-11-29T05:45:44Z")
Chula: Mana ripped from police? Come on, their sound is part afro, cuban and latin american. Glad you like Elefante Gouda. ---
**Author:** ![okielady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/24 "2002-11-29T15:43:04Z")
I haven’t had much experience with Latin or Tejano music for several years now, so my opinions are a little late, but I’m surprised that no one has mentioned Selena yet. Yes, I’ve got her crossover CD, which wasn’t released until after her death, but I knew who she was and listened to her music before her death made her famous among people who had never heard of her before. I also had a tape by Gloria Trevi. It was called “Tu Angel de la Guarda,” which is also the name of a song on the tape. It can’t really be considered an “upbeat” song if you know the meaning of the words (I’m not fluent in Spanish but a friend of mine gave me a broad translation of it) but her music had several different flavors mixed in. That’s why I liked it. I also remember listening to the “Amor” CD by Azucar Moreno a lot back then, but I really don’t remember any of the songs on it, just that I liked it. I can’t tell you if Azucar Moreno or Gloria Trevi have any more recent releases, and if they do, whether they’re good or not. ---
**Author:** ![chula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/25 "2002-11-29T23:08:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by alex\_arg \* > **Chula: Mana ripped from police? Come on, their sound is part afro, cuban and latin american.** Their sound is pop with some latin and reggae beats thrown in. The Police had a ska sound too. The most startling example is the song “Soledad” - compare to “So Lonely.” I didn’t notice Enrique Iglesias in the OP because his name wasn’t in bold. So I was wrong about all the mentioned artists being Latin American. I wasn’t trying to be snippy by making the correction. It’s simply wrong to say that music is Spanish, and you can potentially offend people by saying that. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/26 "2002-11-30T17:43:52Z")
**chula** , no offense was taken, and most certainly none was intended!! I was just trying to explain that I am not ignorant about the nationalities of the singers I mentioned… next time I’ll refer to the music as latin american… Azul is a great song!! And so is De pies a cabeza by Mana… I think at this rate I will have enough for more than just one cd! Thanks guys!! ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/27 "2002-11-30T23:49:22Z")
Do you have Shakira’s 2nd album, _Donde Estan Los Ladrones_?\* It has more of a rock sound to it than the others, and it totally kicks ass. \*Actually it’s the third if you count the album she released when she was… what, 12? ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/28 "2002-12-01T13:20:42Z")
Nope… I don’t have the album, but I love the song. I first heard her Ojos Asi on TV, which is what got me to look up her music. There was also an MTV Unplugged concert that they showed here, which I recorded onto a cassette. But that’s about all I know of her… Like I said in the OP, we can’t buy latin-american music in the stores here. Which sux. I can’t wait to get back to Europe!! ---
**Author:** ![alex\_arg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@alex\_arg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alex_arg)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604/29 "2002-12-02T08:45:45Z")
Okielady: Gloria Trevi is currently in jail in Brazil where she is seeking political asylum (it has been denied twice) to avoid being extradited to Mexico where she is sought for a major kidnapping- sex- exploitation scandal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-upbeat-spanish-songs/138604.md?page=1)