Muxicas was one of the great innovators in Galician folk music. The group was formed in 1978 with the intention of developing and updating Galician roots music. In its first recording Muxicas combined traditional music with new tunes with a distinct Galician flavor. In 1986 Muxicas revolutionized Galician music combining for the first time bagpipes with different tunings hurdy gurdys and an amazing assortment of native percussion instruments. The vocals were added in 1987.
Even though Muxicas created new arrangements for many ancient songs it tried to stay away from imported modern arrangements.
Musicians:
Manolo Rin-Rin – drum, frame drum, sea shells
Xurxo Cabaleiro – tambourine, frame drum
Liao Figueroa – bagpipes, percussion
Xose Manuel Fernandez – pipes, flutes, zanfona (hurdy gurdy), percussion
Maria Xose Lopez – vocals, zanfona, pipes
Emilio O Sisto – drum, tambourines
Magoia Bodega – bagpipes, accordion
Discography:
Parolada (Edigal 1982)
Muxicas (Edigal 1986)
O Demo Fungon (Edigal 1988)
Desafinaturum (Edigal 1990)
Escoitando Medra-la Herba (Edigal 1992)
No Colo do Vento (Clave Records 1996)
Naturalmente (Clave Records)
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.
