Manuel Luna is an anthropologist and musician, researcher and performer, whose concern for traditional culture and particularly for its music, has led him to combine the rigor of research with the effort to rework and update its contents.
As a musician and singer, he has several albums, in which he manifests an evolution that leads him to combine elements of authenticity, with the most modern contributions in the field of arrangements and instrumentation. He has also directed folk music programs and has made more than thirty ethnomusical productions with compilations and studies of traditional music in Castilla-Mancha, Murcia, Cantabria and other regions.
His group, La Cuadrilla Maquilera, incuded Enrique Valiño: Violin and rabel; Raúl Frutos: Cajón, darbuka, jembé and small percussion; José Luis Yagüe: Double bass. Alfredo Valero: Piano and accordion.
Manuel Luna and Maquilera, have toured plazas and major festivals in many Spanish towns, as well as theatrical and cultural areas of Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, France, Italy and Norway. Similarly, his music has been present in various radio and television programs in Spain and abroad.
Discography:
Que Arriba, Que Abajo ?(Movieplay, 1978)
II (Movieplay, 1980
El tío de la pita (1982)
En los jardines del sueño (Fonomusic, 1985)
Como Hablan Las Sabinas (RNE, 1987)
Los Gallos De Londres (Sonifolk, 1989)
Papelería Rocío (Objetos De Escritorio) (Resistencia, 2004)
Romper el Baile (Resistencia, 2006)
La Fiesta del Árbol (Trenti, 2005)
Por parrandas (2012)
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.