Cancionera

Is the singing of songs tantamount to the casting of spells? Is music more than the mere combination of sound vibrations, tones, and textures? Is it something that is greater than the sum of its parts? There is in literature and mythology songs of power and enchantment, and then there is even an ancient religious concept that 'he who sings prays twice'. Was ex nihilo spoken or sung? Where does the creative act cease to be merely expression and become something more... something magical? Re-imagination, mysticism, connection. Is the cancionera a bruja?