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Tag: Catalan music

La Baula - Cançons a l’ombra cover artwork. a photo of musical instruments in the middle of railroad tracks.
Album reviews

La Baula Unearths Forgotten Folk Songs

Iliana Cabrera May 7, 2025 No Comments Catalan musicLa BaulaSpanish musicworld music

La Baula – Cançons a l’ombra (Segell Microscopi, 2025) La Baula’s debut album, Cançons a l’ombra brings thirteen obscure Catalan traditional songs back to life…

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Shapeshifting Ancient Ballad Celebrates the Lady of Aragon

Tom Orr September 23, 2024 No Comments Catalan musicPeriscopi InvertitSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

Inventive U.K. artist Periscopi Invertit scores again with “La dama d’aragó.” It’s a Catalan ballad from centuries ago, with similarities to a Greek folk song…

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Periscopi Invertit Unveils Flute-Infused ‘Ball Pla de Lladurs’

Tom Orr November 16, 2023 No Comments Catalan musicPeriscopi InvertitSpanish musicworld music

“Ball Pla de Lladurs” is a flute-driven delight based on a Catalonian folk dance, expertly laid out by Periscopi Invertit from the U.K. 

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Companyia Electrica Dharma

Angel Romero January 19, 2019 No Comments Catalan musicCompanyia Electrica DharmaSpain

Companyia Electrica Dharma’s main objective was to create music that ascribed to the Mediterranean mentality and sensibility. Companyia Electrica Dharma (C.E.D.) was started by the…

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Singer-songwriter Raimon Receives Lifetime Career Tribute

World Music Central News Room May 27, 2017 No Comments Catalan musicRaimon

Award-winning Singer-songwriter and poet Raimon received a tribute on May 12, 2017 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. Raimon was born in…

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