Oh yeah, and Chicha Libre. They make me want to get a keytaur. Here’s their expansion on “Popcorn”
This is who I was going to suggest. Especially this:
Here’s a fun, well composed and produced pop hit from Spain, from 1996 when I was learning Spanish. I liked how they use real symphonic instruments.
And here’s a nice one from the third wave of ska — an Argentinian band from 2002:
I can’t beleive I didn’t think of this American pop star singing a traditional mexican song (she released an entire album, Canciones de Mi Padre)
And here’s an all Spanish song that she wrote:
@Misnomer @NDP @needscoffee - I should have thought of them all on my own! There was a time in the early 90s when you couldn’t go into a coffee shop without hearing the Gypsy Kings!
@Edward_The_Head @Elmer_J.Fudd @peccavi @oligArchie @Maserschmidt @Hoops @Frodo @Dropo @JKellyMap @zimaane - Thank you!!
@Cervaise @mnemosyne @Dr_Paprika @GESancMan @scabpicker - Many thanks! Those are all outstanding recommendations. I’ll be busy all weekend putting a playlist together!
(The board won’t let me mention more than 10 people per post, not even to thank them - hence the double post…)
We expect a complete list of reviews of each song, in Spanish for extra credit…
I don’t know why this isn’t embedded but it’s a song by Natalia Lafourcade.
I love Pink Martini, a Portland band that performs a lot of songs partially or completely in other languages, including ¿Donde Estas Yolanda?, and Bésame Mucho.
I found Cuba: A Musical Journey in a box of old CDs my dad was getting rid of, and I love it. Good ol’ dad!
I’m also a big fan of Por Una Cabeza. You’ll probably recognize the tune, because usually it’s just played as an instrumental.
Oh, and one more: Seu Jorge does acoustic versions of David Bowie songs … in Brazillian Portugese, but that’s Spanish-ish, right? 
(For the sake of completeness: I don’t know if or why “Oreja de Van Gogh” likes Oreos. But I hear autocorrect dislikes Spanish words.)
I didn’t see anyone mention Lila Downs yet. She’s pretty great!
I haven’t seen Luz Casal mentioned.
A classic.
A song that has been haunting me since I was a toddler.
A friend and mentor, Nico Castel, was an extremely talented linguist, singer, coach, and director. He was fond of telling the story that when he was young and taking any available work in NYC, he got a call from someone who had just received a diplomatic posting in South America, and needed Nico to teach him everything he could possibly learn about Spanish in the week before he left. So he and Nico met for a couple of hours a day, and Nico taught him everything he could in that time. At the end of the week, Nico said “You’ve progressed quite well, and you’ll have an easier time once you’re living somewhere that you can immerse yourself in the language and culture. Speaking of which, you’ve never told me - where is it you’re going?”
To which the young diplomat replied “Brazil!”.
At which Nico could only say “Well, the very best of luck to you!”, while cursing himself for not asking days ago!
Came here to recommend literally anything by the Gipsy Kings.