Felpeyu – Cerquina (Tierra Discos, 2017)
Cerquina is the latest by Felpeyu, the leading contemporary folk music band from the Asturias region in northern Spain. Felpeyu’s musicians collect traditional folk songs from various sources such as books, manuscripts, ethnographic research and their own field work. These songs are recreated using new arrangements that borrow from contemporary Irish folk music. Felpeyu also writes its own material. Cerquina features traditional songs from Asturias and neighboring Galicia as original material.
The album is split between songs featuring vocals and instrumentals that are based in traditional Asturian dance rhythms: pasucáis (pasacalles), muñeres, saltones, xotes, dances and alboraes
In terms of musical instruments, Felpeyo combines traditional Spanish musical instruments like the bagpipes and guitar with Irish bodhran and Greek bouzouki.
The CD booklet include credits and lyrics in credits and lyrics in Asturian and English. Ruma Barbero, Felpeyu’s percussionist, was also in charge of graphic design.
The lineup on Cerquina includes Ruma Barbero on bodhrán; Luis Senén Fernández on bass, lead and backing vocals and shaker; Elías García on bouzouki, mandolin and fiddle; Diego Pangua on gaitas (bagpipes) and flute; Lisardo Prieto on fiddle; and Moisés Suárez on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki and backing vocals. Guests: Xuan Nel Expósito on accordion and Richard Garcia on keyboards.
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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.
