#170, Al compás del mundo - 3-6-25, Northern Spain: Asturias, Galicia, Cantabria, Basque Country The summary of today’s Al compás del mundo music program is going to serve, in part, as a mini-lecture on the history of Northern Spain. Why would you want to read that? First, because there’s a lot of fine music coming from the region. Second, to see if we can’t prove Mark Twain wrong, after he once said: “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” Come on, you yankees! The world’s getting smaller everyday. It’s time we learn about those we share the planet with. And did I mention the fine music?  01 Atlántica - El emboscado (Cantabria) 02 N'Arba - De Grau a Concarneau (Asturias) 03 Llan de Cubel - Rigu Esva (Asturias) 04 Tejedor - Gaites del infiernu (Asturias) 05 Luar Na Lubre e Diana Navarro - Romeiro Ao Lonxe (Asturias) So, it’s Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque Country from west to east across the northern border of the country. While most of the po...