Fía na Roca
Fía na Roca was formed in 1990 by several former Xorima musicians with the intention to perform music with deep Galician traditional roots, but also with room for creativity and even for the exploration of new musical forms.
The debut album “Fía na roca” (1993) was produced by Luís Delgado and featured a cover design by cartoonist Miguelanxo Prado. The album attracted the attention of the British channel BBC, which chose its music as the soundtrack for the Xacobeo 93.
In 1997, Fía na roca released “Agardando que pasar algo” (Waiting for something to happen) in which they collaborated with the painter Xoan Guerreiro, who simultaneously mounted an itinerant exhibition with the same title as the album. Shortly after its publication, music from the album was chosen to be part of a select compilation that, under the title of Celtic Twilight – Celtic Planet, was published in the United States and in the European Union.
In 2001 the band released its third and last studio album, “Contravento” (Contraviento), with the collaboration of photographer Xosé Garrido. The primary change was the participation of the young Galician singer Sonia Lebedynski, incorporated as seventh member of the band. Again, the Camino de Santiago was related to the music of Fía na roca, since a Japanese Aichi TV used Contravento as the soundtrack of the series based on the work of the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho “O diario de um mago” , titled in Spain “The Pilgrim to Compostela” and where he recounts the pilgrimage that its author made in 1986 along the Camino de Santiago. Fía na roca also took part in one of the episodes of the series, performing the song “Baile de Pandeiras.”
In addition to playing traditional Galician instruments like the gaita (bagpipe), tambourines and frame drums, Fía na Roca played instruments rarely used in Galician folk music like the tin whistle, bouzouki, fiddle, saxophones, Indian percussion and piano.
Musicians: Xosé Ramón Vázquez (accordion, piano, keyboards), Xabier Bueno (low whistle, soprano sax, synthesizers), Quim Fariña (violin), Quico Comesaña (Celtic harp and acoustic guitar), Segundo Grandío (fretless bass), Carlos Castro (darbuka, seashells), Luis Delgado (autoharp), Ana, Carme and Leo Bueno (tambourines).
Discography:
Fía Na Roca (Corda Frouxa Música, 1993)
Agardando que pase algo – esperando que pase algo (1997)
Contravento (Ceyba Music, 2001)
Dez Anos Ao Vivo (DiscMedi Blau, 2004)
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.