(headline image: One string rabel – Photo by Araceli Tzigane Sánchez. This the same type of rabel used by Juan Antonio Torres of folk band…
View More The Rabel: an Insight into an Ancient Spanish Musical InstrumentTag: Castilian folk music
Blanca Altable’s Enchanting Violin Alchemy in “Las Formas del Agua”
Blanca Altable – Las Formas del Agua (Microscopi, 2023) Blanca Altable’s Las Formas del Agua (the shapes of water) unfolds with a profound dedication to…
View More Blanca Altable’s Enchanting Violin Alchemy in “Las Formas del Agua”Experimental Folk Violin Artist Blanca Altable
Blanca-Olalla Altable, born in Burgos (Spain) in 1984, is a prominent figure in the Castilian contemporary folk music scene. Renowned for her rhythmic, eloquent, passionate,…
View More Experimental Folk Violin Artist Blanca AltableSoulful and Vivid Recreations of Folk Songs from Castilla y León
Alicornio – Luna de mayo (Alicornio, 2023) “Luna de mayo” presents the superb contemporary folk music of Alicornio, a talented duo from Valladolid (Castilla y…
View More Soulful and Vivid Recreations of Folk Songs from Castilla y LeónVigüela’s Artisan Way
Spanish folk ensemble Vigüela has a new album titled “A la manera artesana” (In the artisan way) scheduled for release in February 2022. The new…
View More Vigüela’s Artisan WayLa Musgaña: Hortalinos Around the World
They are part of the history of popular music in our country [Spain], with more visible international recognition than in Madrid itself. We have known…
View More La Musgaña: Hortalinos Around the WorldAncestral Spanish Sounds through a Progressive Music Lens
Tündra – Bastardüs (Nada Producciones, 2017) Bastardüs is the second album released by Tündra, one of Spain’s most innovative contemporary folk music bands. The musicians…
View More Ancestral Spanish Sounds through a Progressive Music LensVigüela to Interact with Audience in Conciertajo, Send your Couplets and Tales
Spanish folk band Vigüela will present a special interactive online event called Conciertajo, in which they will use technology, before and during the act, to…
View More Vigüela to Interact with Audience in Conciertajo, Send your Couplets and TalesThe Inventive Trad Spirit of Tündra
Tündra – Folk Ancestro Sideral (Nada Producciones, 2013) The title of Tündra‘s Folk Ancestro Sideral gives you a hint of what’s coming. It means ancestral…
View More The Inventive Trad Spirit of TündraArtist Profiles: Tündra
Spanish progressive folk band Tündra was formed in Logroño, northern Spain, in late 2008 by four local musicians with backgrounds in folk music, rock and…
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