Tradere
Listo para Llevar (Several Records SRD-351, 2007)
Tradere is a contemporary folk music band from ancient Castile (Spain). The six veteran musicians take Spanish traditional folk music and adapt, using unconventional arrangements. What characterizes their sound on Listo para llevar (ready to wear) is the use of a jazz combo section formed by drums/percussion, bass and guitar combined with saxophone, oboe and Spanish dulzaina (a folk reed instrument).
Sometimes the musicians go into instrumental excursions, featuring beautiful duets between the saxophone and reed instruments.
Not all the arrangements are jazz inspired. At times, the band plays folk rock tunes, while at others the saxophone work seems inspired by the great Paul Winter.
The material used comes primarily from Castille, including corridos and seguidillas. There are also harvest songs, a religious piece and even Mongo Santamaría’s "Afro Blue."
The CD booklet comes with lyrics and descriptions in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
