Vigüela – A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition (ARC Music, 2018)
A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition is an extensive collection of folk songs from the Castilla-La Mancha region in central Spain. The songs were assembled by Vigüela, a group of multi-instrumentalists, singers and folk music researchers who are based in a town called El Carpio de Tajo, in Toledo province.
The massive project is featured in a 2-CD set. The songs include diverse traditional music styles from Castilla-La Mancha and nearby regions like jota, alborada, fandango, Christmas songs, seguidilla, ronda, wedding songs and more. These songs came from village elders, Don Manuel García Matos and Alan Lomax, and various other sources.
The four artists use a wide-range of folk music instruments, including the guitarro manchego (a small guitar), lutes, frame drums, zambomba (friction drum); and kitchen utensils used as percussion such as jars, bottles, mortar and frying pans.
Vigüela includes Carmen Torres Delgado on vocals, castanets, tambourines, mortars, cauldron, cane, clapping, and triangle; María del Rosario Nieto Palomo on vocals, mortars, frying pan, tambourines, clapping; Juan Antonio Torres Delgado on vocals, rebec, guitar, zambomba, frame drum, mortars, bottle, triangle, jar; Luis García Valera on vocals, guitar, guitarro manchego, lutes, tambourines, mortar, triangle; Javier Gómez García on vocals, lutes, guitarro manchego, guitar, castanets and tambourines; and Eduardo Gómez-Olmedo Moreno on vocals, guitar and lutes.
The liner notes are in Spanish and English and describe each song. Lyrics are available as a download.
A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition is an extraordinary collection of traditional songs from inland Spain that reflect the customs of villagers and farmers during celebrations, religious traditions and other activities.
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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.
