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PEDRAZA – A THOUSAND CANDLES

Posted in Madrid, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »

 
The Candel Concerts (Noche de las Velas)  is a sublime experience that cannot be missed if you happen to be in Madrid on July.  On the first two Saturdays of July no electric lights are allowed and more than 35.000 candles illuminate the town.  Evening classical-music concerts take place in privileged settings as the castle [...]

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PUERTO VIEJO – THE SOUND

Posted in COSTA RICA - Puerto Viejo, tagged , , , , , , on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Caribbean Coast music shows a strong african influence as well as popular music genres that include soca, salsa, cumbia and merengue.  The Southern Caribbean is the heart and soul of Costa Rica’s Afro-Caribbean community, the local rhythm is called sinkit, which blends drums and banjos.    
 

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AMBERGRIS CAYE – The Sound

Posted in AMBERGRIS CAYE - San Pedro, tagged , , , , , on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Popular music of Belize is the punta rock, reggae is also part of daily life.   The sound of the island is the sound of nature.  The waves breaking in the barrier reef, the trade winds swaying the palms, the hawl of monkeys in the tropical forest and local music. Unfortunately, I must say that San [...]

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BASQUE COUNTRY – The Sound

Posted in BASQUE COUNTRY, tagged , , , on February 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

   

Title: La Fille du Quartier Populaire
Artist/Group: Fermin Muguruza

 The main form of Basque folk music is adapted from old pipe music and it is called trikitrixa. Keba Junquera and Joseba Tapia are two well known accordion players.  Besides the trikitrixa, other traditional musical instruments are the txistu (which is like a flute) and the alboka, made from [...]

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