José María Silva Naveros was born in 1960 and raised in Palencia. He started his career as a musician in 1979 and became a popular performer of the dulzaina, a Spanish traditional reed instrument made from wood.
The Spanish artist was passionate about traditional music. He formed the ensemble Los Dulzaineros de Campos. The folk music band toured throughout the Castilla and León region of Spain, performing at various dance gatherings, processions and other events. He also founded the folk music band Almacántaro.
In addition to dulzaina, José María Silva Naveros also played several other instruments such as the gaita sanabresa (Sanabrese bagpipe from the Sanabria region of Zamora province), the three-hole flute, psaltery, zanfona (Spanish hurdy gurdy), chirimía (Spanish reed instrument) and the Arabic lute (oud).
[Special thanks to our colleague Angel Jiménez at www.akelarre-folk.com for providing biographical details and the artist’s photograph]
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.
