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Qué Pasa, Raúl: Spanish Thru Songs
RAÚL G.
43 episodes
1 day ago
Qué Pasa, Raúl: Spanish Thru Songs is a music podcast aimed mainly at students of Spanish and music lovers. The level is Intermediate to Advanced (B1-C1). On each episode I tell you stories and curiosities about songs of the Spanish-speaking world, ranging from the most iconic to the more obscure and quirky. I am Raúl G., a teacher of languages (Spanish and English) with a background in Fine Arts.
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Qué Pasa, Raúl: Spanish Thru Songs is a music podcast aimed mainly at students of Spanish and music lovers. The level is Intermediate to Advanced (B1-C1). On each episode I tell you stories and curiosities about songs of the Spanish-speaking world, ranging from the most iconic to the more obscure and quirky. I am Raúl G., a teacher of languages (Spanish and English) with a background in Fine Arts.
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29 - Halloween y Día de Muertos: la escalofriante historia de Rascayú
Qué Pasa, Raúl: Spanish Thru Songs
31 minutes 24 seconds
2 years ago
29 - Halloween y Día de Muertos: la escalofriante historia de Rascayú

It’s 1942 and it’s a grim time in Spain. An atrocious civil war has ended just three years ago and the country is mired in poverty and misery.

En un país en tal situación, una canción sobre cadáveres y esqueletos no parecía tan lejos de la realidad de cada día como nos podría parecer hoy.

Aun así, nuestro tema musical para este episodio pronto se hizo tremendamente popular en España, un país donde un poco de humor negro nos ha ayudado siempre a soportar las adversidades. La canción consiguió viajar a través de las décadas, y hoy es ya parte del folclore musical español.

Hablamos de Rascayú (o Raska Yu), del cantante mallorquín Bonet de San Pedro.

A pesar de su popularidad (o a causa de ella), el régimen del general Franco censuró el divertido tema: se prohibió su emisión por la radio. Esto puede ser difícil de entender (o no) cuando miramos un poco la letra. ¿Por qué se decidió censurar una canción aparentemente banal e inofensiva? ¿Podría ser que el Rascayú del título, “el viejo enterrador de la comarca”, fuera una referencia velada al dictador?

Las respuestas, en el episodio.

Art by Valentí Castanys, from the comic book El caso de Raska Yu.

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Qué Pasa, Raúl: Spanish Thru Songs
Qué Pasa, Raúl: Spanish Thru Songs is a music podcast aimed mainly at students of Spanish and music lovers. The level is Intermediate to Advanced (B1-C1). On each episode I tell you stories and curiosities about songs of the Spanish-speaking world, ranging from the most iconic to the more obscure and quirky. I am Raúl G., a teacher of languages (Spanish and English) with a background in Fine Arts.