 | Nos Sobran los Motivos by Joaquín Sabina y CIA
Buy new: £16.59 / Used from: £10.14 Spain's most important songwriter - this gathers many of his greatest hits together for one amazing live performance. If Leonard Cohen were Spanish this would be his masterwork
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 | La Flaca by Jarabe de Palo
Buy used from: £5.81 La Flaca was recently voted Spain's best ever pop song - but Grita (the track that follows) is my favourite. Also check out his new album (m2) which is also excellent.
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 | MTV Unplugged by Maná
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £3.50 Possibly the latin world's biggest rock act. This gathers together most of their greatest hits for an mtv performance which often betters the studio recordings. Memorable lyrics & tunes - amazing.
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 | Tango Club by Bajofondo
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £22.90 Forget Gotan Project - this is the real sound of new tango from Argentina. Addictive.
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 | Marca Registrada by Rosana
Buy used from: £5.39 Lunas Neuvas is her best studio album, but this just edges it because of a hidden track but an unidentified male singer that's one of the best folk songs I've heard
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 | Lo Que Te Conté Mientras Te Hacías la Dormida by La Oreja de Van Gogh
Buy new: £16.09 / Used from: £7.29 Spain's biggest pop act. A series of upbeat happy songs - each as bubblegum as the last. Great stuff.
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 | Un Dia Normal by Juanes
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.31 And you thought Shakira was Columbia's only worldclass act? He's going global with his new album - but this is still the best
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 | Pájaros en la Cabeza by Amaral
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.20 Great CD cover (not on amazon yet) and even better pop songs inside. A new challenger for oreja's title
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 | Cafe Del Mar Volume 4 by Various Artists
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.48 Cafe del mar helped invent the chill out genre and every album is a classic. volumen cuatro is a personal favourite
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 | Sencilla Alegria by Luz Casal
Buy new: £16.09 Great vocal and haunting songs - definitely benefit if you can speak Spanish. Lovely for late nights.
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 | Endorfinas en la Mente by Chambao
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £7.49 1st album from the andalucian group who helped pioneer flamenco chill. Emotion rich flamenco vocals melded to a modern sound. Unlike anything else out there.
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 | Flamingos by Enrique Bunbury
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £4.29 Ex-Heros de silencio lead singer produces one of his strongest albums. Lady Blue is a classic.
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 | Proxima Estacion: Esperanza by Manu Chao
Buy used from: £4.45 Wonderful boingy stuff that switches languages almost as quickly as it does from song to song. Also check out Clandestino.
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 | La Calle Es Tuya? by Estopa
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £4.57 Estopa continue their mad lyrics and rocky sound. Even better than their first album - just try standing still to Fuente de Energía - impossible!
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 | Lagrimas Negras by Bebo & Cigala
Buy new: £8.28 / Used from: £4.99 One of Cuba's most talented piano players teams up with a rising star of the flamenco scene to create an instant classic.
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 | Principio de Insertidumbre by Ismael Serrano
Buy new: £23.99 / Used from: £8.20 Political & heartfelt tunes. I reckon he sounds a bit like Spain's Tracey Chapman. This live recording benefits from some great duets & brief explanations to some of his philosophy - so Spanish helps.
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 | Exitos by Mikel Erentxun
Buy new: £18.09 / Used from: £6.11 A collection of his greatest hits. He cites coldplay and the beatles as influences - but I reckon he sounds like Lloyd Cole. The 2 duet on another of his cds.
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 | Dónde Están los Ladrones? by Shakira
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.66 She couldn't be left off the list. Etsoy Aqui is probably her best track. Catchy doesn't come close.
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 | Armando Camaleon by Los Tipitos
Buy used from: £4.95 Argentinian guitar rock act for when you like your music LOUD.
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 | Los Rayos by Vicentico
Buy new: £14.19 Another Argentinian singer - Caminos de la vida is brilliant. Also check out the track Culpable on his previous album.
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 | Volovan by Volovan
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £1.51 Cross the Beach Boys with British indie 90's music and translate into Spanish. Unusual and something special. See if you can find their unreleased version of ni tu ni nadie on the internet as well.
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 | Navigator by Jose Padilla
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £9.99 Cafe del mar's original dj delivers a selection of his own compositions. A mix of languages but all v cool chillout tracks.
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 | We Broke the Rules by Aventura
Buy used from: £10.41 The breakout Bachata group - think of it as the new salsa. It took a while but Obsesion has made them famous. Also check out a collaboration with Justin Timberlake.
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 | En Vivo by Nicho Hinojosa
Buy new: £17.09 One of Mexico's leading folk acts - but it's his versions of Ojala and Santa Lucia that improve on the originals and make this worth tracking down.
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 | Frontera by Jorge Drexler
Buy new: £10.46 / Used from: £4.29 Possibly Uruguay's best export - his laid back softly sung poetry provides an instant detox from 21st century living
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