Spanish folk music band Vigüela specializes in traditional music from the Castilla-La Mancha region. Unlike other Spanish groups who have modernized folk music with new arrangements, Vigüela present traditional music old style.
The band’s lively repertoire includes various song and dance styles such as malagueñas, rondeñas, cantares de esquileo (shearing songs), fandangos from La Mancha, wedding songs, tonadas de segadores (harvest songs), seguidillas, jotas and more.
The lineup includes:
Carmen Torres Delgado on vocals, castañuelas (castanets), botella de anís (anise bottle), sartén con cuchara (pan and spoon), varas de varear (split cane clappers), piedras (stones), panderetas (tambourines), almireces (mortars) and palmas (hand clap percussion).
María del Rosario Nieto Palomo on vocals, almireces, panderetas, varas de varear, stones, tijeras de esquilador (shearing scissors), and palmas.
Pablo Garro Delgado on vocals, laúd (lute), bandurria, guitar, botella de anís (anise bottle), harnero con dediles de caña (large wire sieve), galdarras (cowbells) and palmas.
Elena Pérez Fernández on vocals, bandurria, rabel (rebec), triangle, almirez, varas de varear (split cane clappers), stones, frame drums, and palmas.
Juan Antonio Torres Delgado on vocals, rabel de vejiga (bladder rebec), rabel de piel (skin rebec ), guitar, zambomba (friction drum), harnero con dediles de caña (large wire sieve), media fanega (wooden half bushel), pandera de piel de cabra, pandero de piel de cordero (goat skin frame drum), almirez (mortar) and palmas.
The CD booklet contains photos and extensive liner notes in English and Spanish.
Temperamento is a fabulous introduction to the folk music of Castilla-La Mancha in southern Castile, the land of Don Quixote, windmills and red wine.
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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.
