Ana Alcaide is a Spanish multi-instrumentalist, composer and music producer who carries out research on ancient traditions and cultures. At the age of seven she…
Artist Profiles: Ana Alcaide
Tag: nyckelharpa
Tradition and Getting Around it
Being a self-styled traditionalist doesn’t mean my musical tastes are so staunch that I shun any sonic adventurousness that steps over traditional boundaries. Cross the…
Music Inspired By Legends and Mythologies of Female Beings
Ana Alcaide – Leyenda (ARC Music EUCD2647, 2016) Ms. Alcaide sets high hurdles for herself. Beginning a few years ago when she mastered the Swedish…
Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Crete Announces Summer Seminar Program 2016
Labyrinth Musical Workshop, one of the most respected series of seminars and master classes in Europe, has announced its Summer Seminar Program 2016. The workshops…
A Musical Pangea
Ana Alcaide & Gotrasawala Ensemble Tales of Pangea (ARC Music EUCD 2601, 2015) Not content with her regular challenge of utilizing her good classical violin…
Interview with Scottish Nyckelharpa Performer Griselda Sanderson
Scottish musician and composer Griselda Sanderson has released a fascinating new album titled Radial where she brings together various musical traditions using the ancient nyckelharpa.…
Pushing the Boundaries of the Nyckelharpa
Griselda Sanderson Radial (Waulk Records, 2015) Radial is the exquisite new album by Scottish musician, composer and producer Griselda Sanderson. She’s a multi-instrumentalist who plays…
Sundanese Nyckelharpa Adventures
Ana Alcaide Tales of Pangea (Ana Alcaide TP01/ARC Music, 2015) We received two versions of this album, the original Spanish edition and the international release…
What’s That Thing You’re Playing?
One joy of being a world music head is discovering the many and varied instruments that are used to make music around the globe. Yes,…
Sephardic Music Sensation Ana Alcaide Releases En El Jardin De La Reina Video
Vocalist, songwriter and nyckelharpa instrumentalist Ana Alcaide has released a new video for her delightful song ‘En El Jardin De La Reina’ from her critically…