Pilar Almalé (Zaragoza, 1993) is a Spanish viola da gamba player, singer, composer, and artistic director specializing in early music, which she enriches with jazz,…
Spanish Early Music Innovator Pilar Almalé
Tag: Spanish music
Vigüela Tops LIMúR Chart for the Second Quarter of 2024
We by Spanish folk band Vigüela is the number album on the LIMúR (Iberian Roots Music) chart for the second quarter of 2024. Vigüela, a…
Os do Fondo da Barra Honors the Male Vocal Tradition of Galicia
Os do Fondo da Barra – BâNZô (Os do Fondo da Barra, 2024) The Os do Fondo da Barra (OFB) is a Galician music group…
Tresboliyu Folk Enthusiastically Merge Folk Traditions with Rock Beats
Tresboliyu Folk – Amigos del Folk (2024) Tresboliyu Folk has released its debut album, Amigos del folk (friends of folk), meaning friends of folk music.…
Folktronica Meets Spanish Rural Musical Traditions
Radizi – Cal y cemento (Liburia Records, 2024) Radizi’s album Cal y cemento (lime and cement) presents a fusion of edgy urban electronic, spoken word…
Flamenco Fusionist and Singer-songwriter Alba Carmona
Alba Carmona is a Spanish singer and songwriter from the Barcelona area, born to parents from Malaga, in southern Spain. Her upbringing immersed her in…
Eva Amieva – Jardín de Colores
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…
Casapalma Tops LIMúR, the Iberian Roots Music Chart Launched in April 2024
LIMúR, the newly created Iberian Roots Music Chart, has revealed its first chart in April 2024. The album Montañesas (Raso Estudio, 2023) by Spanish band…
The Rabel: an Insight into an Ancient Spanish Musical Instrument
(headline image: One string rabel – Photo by Araceli Tzigane Sánchez. This the same type of rabel used by Juan Antonio Torres of folk band…
Timple Innovator Hirahi Afonso
Spanish musician and composer Hirahi Afonso (Gran Canaria, 1996) opted for the timple as his vessel to chart unexplored musical waters. Credited with breathing new…