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Songs and Dances of Majorca

Aires de Montanya, de Selva
Songs and Dances of Majorca Majorca, the largest island in the Balearic Islands archipelago, lies about 110 nautical miles off the Spanish coast from Barcelona in the Mediterranean Sea. The songs and dances on this album reflect the islanders’ lives in agriculture, with titles such as “Pruning and Shearing Song” and “Fig Pickers Mateixa,” and were once performed after work in the fields. The dances can be categorized as open dances (danzas abierta) or closed dances (danzas carradas); courting dances, the dominant form, are of both types. Featured here are bolero, bolera (a closed dance), capeo, mateixa, parado, and jota, each described in the liner notes. The musicians employ violins, guitars, castanets, and horns.

Track Listing

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Bolero "Toni Moreno" Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:11
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Parado de Valldemosa Aires de Montanya, de Selva 02:46
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Copeo de Montanya Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:24
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Jota de sa Potada Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:47
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Bolero Mallorqui Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:30
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Els Goigs de Pasqua Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:25
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Revetlla de Inca Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:03
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Ball de sa Neu Aires de Montanya, de Selva 02:54
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Mateixa d'es Figueral Aires de Montanya, de Selva 02:22
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Canco d'es Segar Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:13
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Mateixa "Anda Curro" Aires de Montanya, de Selva 02:04
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Na Margalindeta Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:58
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Parado de Selva Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:41
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Bolero "Hort d'en Boira" Aires de Montanya, de Selva 00:59
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Un Copeo d'es Pla Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:43
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Canco d'es Tondra Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:07
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Boleras Mallorquinas Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:20
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Mateixa de Primavera Aires de Montanya, de Selva 02:16
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Copeo Matanse Aires de Montanya, de Selva 02:01
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Cançó de sa Ximbomba Aires de Montanya, de Selva 01:37