Hello all! I’ll be in Spain for two weeks starting Easter Monday, and I’m curious where and how to see the Tuna singers? We will be in Madrid, Seville, Granada, and Barcelona. Thank you!
Posted by
Bilbao
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A "Tuna" is a group of University students, that plays certain old-fashioned instruments and the guitar (bandurria, zambomba, guitar, castanets, panderette) and basically in University events. They are not on the streets and (normally) do not play "for free", you have to hire one of these groups (if there´s a University, there´s a tuna) for your private venue. For instance, https://www.tunamadrid.org/. There´s been an international meeting of "tunos" (members of the tunas) in Córdoba just a few days ago, https://www.diariocordoba.com/ocio/planes/2023/03/11/200-tunos-llegan-cordoba-semana-84175832.html.
Posted by
OP
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Thank you for clarification!