Sondeseu – Beiralua (Altafonte, 2018)
Beiralua is the fifth album from Sondeseu, one of the great folk music orchestras in Europe. The large ensemble from Spain’s Galicia region celebrates traditional music and new works by Galician composers such as Rodrigo Romaní, Xosé Luis Romero, Quico Comesaña, Luis Emilio Batallán, Pedro Lamas and Anxo Pintos.
SonDeSeu’s sections include bagpipes, percussion, zanfonas (hurdy gurdies), fiddles, requintas (Galician wooden flutes), vocals, harps and plucked strings (bouzoukis). It’s a charming and beautiful sound that highlights unconventional instruments like the zanfona, bagpipes and other instruments in an orchestral context.
Guests include acclaimed vocalist Rosa Cedrón, the Treixadura Orfeón, piper Susana Seivane and orchestra founder Rodrigo Romaní.
SonDeSeu was founded in 2001 by Rodrigo Romaní in the former department of Traditional Music of the School of Arts and Crafts (today E-Trad), at the current Municipal School of Folk and Traditional Music of Vigo.
Previous recording include Mar de Vigo (2004), Trastempo (2007), Barlovento (2010), and Danzas Brancas (2013).
Beiralua is a finely-crafted orchestral folk music album based on Galician musical traditions.
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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.
