How would you describe the cultural vibe and influences in these songs’ sound?

[Aiko_E_Lara]

These music takes me back to grade school. I'm one of the performers of these songs. So im trying to analyze it's vibes. It sounds Hispanic it also sound Italian or French but sometimes it also sound German because of the polka beats and if paired with minor chords, it sounds Russian but the timbre sound East Asian Ghuzeng/Pipa fused with mandolin. It's Spanish influenced but it don't sound Andalusian influenced but sounds more like it came from Castile and Asturias. It also feel like Mexican or other south American music but don't have that much jazz, loud trumpets and afro drums. It also generally sound closer to Mediterranean music but on it's mountainous side. Translate this to accordion pieces, it would sound French or Argentine. Often simplified to sounding Spanish but of course I know Spain is pretty diverse. The Philippines absorbed more of Spain's Castile influence.

This one is quite unique. Asian melodies fits the timbre I'm talking about

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Correction: Polka came from Czech Republic not Germany

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDBKKvAmylw more with visual context

[nolabels]

That's a lot of music to be contained in one question.

I'll say this.

I love all of your selections.

Without spending tons of time in analyzing these songs, I'd agree with your take on them.

My dad and his dad were quite accomplished on piano accordion from the early 1900s to the 1970s, when they both passed away.
I recognize elements of their playing in these songs.
We're of Germanic, Prussian ancestry.

I'm a player of stringed instruments.

Very nice!
Thank you for your post!

Cheers! 😊

[NathanDavis]

pretty much like mole sauce... that's the vibes I get

all of it... as a blend of its own, lol

[AI Opinion]

You’re picking up on a really rich blend of influences here 😍

What you’re describing sounds like a mix of:
Castilian / Asturian folk (dance-like rhythms, diatonic melodies), Central/Eastern European polka elements (oom-pah feel, especially with accordion), plus East Asian timbres (gu zheng / pipa–like plucked brightness).

Culturally, it feels like Hispanic–Iberian folk filtered through colonial-era Castile, then hybridized in the Philippines with Asian melodic sensibilities and textures. 🎶✨

[Anonymous]

Polka came from Czech republic? Hmm, really strange, the name sounds more like... Polish.

[Aiko_E_Lara]

Just according to Google

[Opinion Owner]

I see, interesting.