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\u2013<\/em>\u00a0This post was written by\u00a0Oscar O\u2019Connor<\/em>\u00a0\u2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Tiqets, our aim is to make culture more accessible, and while travel has been significantly disrupted due to the coronavirus, we\u2019re not letting this awful situation stop us. Our remarkable cultural venues<\/a> might be closed for the time being, but we\u2019ll continue to provide fun cultural tips and inspiration to keep your wanderlust lit and your spirits up.

So if your trip to Spain has been canceled, fear not! This guide to channeling the Spanish lifestyle and turning your home into a mini Spain will hopefully help you feel like a local while livin’ la vida loca<\/em> during these weird and trying times.\u00a0

So prepare to partake in some classic Spanish traditions like siestas, dinner at 10.00 pm, and passionately loud conversations on the phone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish music to listen to?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you\u2019re gonna want to do to get that sunny Spanish lifestyle going is to organize a playlist of monster Spanish jams. Music is an essential part of Spanish culture, and nothing will transform your mood quicker than the hypnotic rhythms of flamenco, rumba, and Latin pop. You can run, you can hide, but your hips won\u2019t lie.

Here are a couple of suggestions to get you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Camaron de la Isla<\/strong> is one of the greatest flamenco singers of all time and credited with reviving flamenco music in the second half of the 20th century. His dreamy vocals will transport you to a beachside tapas bar, at least mentally, until you can travel there in person and impress the locals by singing along and click-clacking your casta\u00f1uelas<\/em>. Speaking of which, here’s how you do that.<\/a>

Start your day with Volando Voy<\/a> and follow it up with a playlist of the best pieces by legendary flamenco guitarist Paco de Luc\u00eda <\/a>\u2013 a frequent collaborator of Camaron \u2013 and the Spanish lifestyle will be second nature before you can say ol\u00e9<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While many of the members of the <\/strong>Gypsy Kings were born in Arles and Montpellier in the south of France, the now world-famous flamenco\/salsa\/rumba pop ensemble were the children of gypsy families who fled Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. Their music is very much a product of their motherland.

Having sold over 20 million albums and toured relentlessly since the band\u2019s inception in the 1970s, they helped to put flamenco and rumba on the world map. So, some of the catchiest Spanish songs out there might have been written in France. But, have a listen to smash hits like Volare<\/a>, Bambol\u00e9o<\/a>, and one of the best-ever versions<\/a> of the world’s favorite song, and you’ll see that not much of that French insouciance<\/a> made it into the final mix.<\/p>\n\n\n

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