Andalusian Music

The Mosque (later Cathedral) of Córdoba

Under the Emirate of Córdoba, Spain was known as "Al-Andalus," or "Land of the Vandals" (named after the Germanic tribe that had settled there in the late Roman Empire when the Muslim Conquests took place.) When Spain returned to (or was conquered by) the Christian kingdoms of the north, the musical traditions of the two cultures blended, creating a unique style of Andalusian music.