The Martorell brothers, Pere Joan and Manel have been active in the traditional dance festivals in the villages of Mallorca (Spain) since they were very young. In 1993 they made their first performance as musicians at La Real festival and since then they have become an established duo performing regularly both in Mallorca and abroad.
They have been members of a number of groups playing traditional Majorcan music including Voramar, The Xeremiers (pipers) of Son Roca and Al-Mayurqa and they have been featured on a number of CDs released by these groups. They play a variety of different traditional instruments including Majorcan bagpipes, pipe and tabor, guitar, lute and archlute.
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.
