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Tag: Castilian folk music

Album reviews

The Inventive Trad Spirit of Tündra

Angel Romero December 2, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicprogressive folkSpanish musicTündra

Tündra – Folk Ancestro Sideral (Nada Producciones, 2013) The title of Tündra‘s Folk Ancestro Sideral gives you a hint of what’s coming. It means ancestral…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Tündra

Angel Romero December 2, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicprogressive folkSpainSpanish musicTündra

Spanish progressive folk band Tündra was formed in Logroño, northern Spain, in late 2008 by four local musicians with backgrounds in folk music, rock and…

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Artist Profiles: Manantial Folk

Angel Romero February 1, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicManantial FolkSpainSpanish music

Manantial Folk was born in one of the richest areas of musical folklore in Spain, the villages of the Sierra de los Gredos (La Vera…

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Artist Profiles: La Bruja Gata

Angel Romero January 31, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicLa Bruja GataSpainSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

La Bruja Gata was a world music band that performed traditional Spanish folk music with global and innovative sounds. All the musicians had experience in…

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Artist Profiles: Espliego

Angel Romero January 26, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicCastilla-La ManchaEspliegoSpainSpanish music

Espliego was formed by two singer-songwriters, Pedro Chaparro (Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real) and José Ignacio Cordero (Talavera de la Reina, Toledo) from the Castille-La Mancha region…

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Artist Profiles: Eliseo Parra

Angel Romero January 24, 2019 1 Comment Castilian folk musicEliseo ParraSpainSpanish musicworld fusion

Eliseo Parra is one of Spain’s leading performers and researchers of folk music. He has traveled to small villages to rediscover old songs, musical instruments…

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Artist Profiles: Aljibe

Angel Romero January 13, 2019 No Comments AljibeCastilian folk musicSpainSpanish music

Aljibe plays contemporary folk based on the traditional music of Castile, La Mancha and other parts of Spain. Aljibe has been working since 1985, investigating…

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Charts

Spanish Folk Music Band Vigüela Tops the October 2018 Transglobal World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room October 1, 2018 No Comments Castilian folk musicSpanish musicVigüela

A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition (ARC Music), the double album by Spanish folk music band Vigüela is the number one…

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A Tiempo Real, An Exceptional Collection of Folk Songs from Castilla-La Mancha

Angel Romero August 31, 2018 No Comments Castilian folk musicCastilla-La ManchaSpanish musicVigüela

Vigüela – A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition (ARC Music, 2018) A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition…

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Interviews

Interview with Spanish Folk Music Band Aljibe about Agua, the Music of the Tagus River Basin

Angel Romero July 28, 2018 No Comments AljibeCastilian folk musicSpanish music

Spanish folk music band Aljibe has released a remarkable album titled Agua, Músicas tradicionales de la cuenca del Tajo (Water, the Music of the Tagus…

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