Eva Amieva – Jardín de Colores (self-release, 2023)
Innovative Spanish artist Eva Amieva presents her scintillating self-released album Jardín de Colores (Garden of Colors). This set features mainly original songs dedicated to Cantabria, and neighboring Asturias, in northern Spain, drawing inspiration from the popular and traditional music of the region.
The tracks stand out for their charm, brimming with vitality, creativity, character, and empowerment. Jardín de Colores aims to renew, reinterpret, and revolutionize Cantabria’s traditional music, incorporating instruments like tambourines, snare drums, and bagpipes while maintaining the traditional essence in a contemporary and stylishly hip expression. This fusion extends to various musical genres, rhythms, especially urban and electronic, along with nods to 80s music, western classical elements, and traditional sounds intertwined with new technologies like samples, hence the album title.
The goal of this project is to both preserve tradition’s purity, roots, DNA, and genetic makeup, keeping it alive through oral transmission, while also embracing evolution and adaptation to contemporary times as a new manifestation of contemporary art. For sure, Jardín de Colores encourages exploring new formulas and embracing diverse sounds without prejudice.
Through reinterpretation, the songs are brought into the present, offering a musical genre meant to entertain, disconnect, focus, and dream about her Cantabrian region.
Eva García Amieva, a singer and instrumentalist, has dedicated herself to the folk music of Cantabria and Asturias since childhood. With 22 years of experience in music education, she holds professional qualifications in opera singing, as well as degrees in Education and Psychology.
Throughout her career, Eva has participated in various musical ensembles such as the Grupo de Danzas Nuestra Señora de Covadonga; served as subdirector of the Banda de Gaitas Cantabria; and performed with the folk group Numabela, among others. Currently, she is a member of the groups Tente Nublo and Andariveles, and also performs as a soloist. She has contributed to several recordings with these ensembles and has been featured in the album Campeones de Tonada Asturiana, having achieved podium placements in traditional music competitions. Additionally, she has received awards for percussion and traditional dances.
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Author: Iliana Cabrera
