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

101	Bolero "Toni Moreno" Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:11
102	Parado de Valldemosa Aires de Montanya, de Selva	02:46
103	Copeo de Montanya Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:24
104	Jota de sa Potada Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:47
105	Bolero Mallorqui Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:30
106	Els Goigs de Pasqua Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:25
107	Revetlla de Inca Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:03
108	Ball de sa Neu Aires de Montanya, de Selva	02:54
109	Mateixa d'es Figueral Aires de Montanya, de Selva	02:22
110	Canco d'es Segar Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:13
201	Mateixa "Anda Curro" Aires de Montanya, de Selva	02:04
202	Na Margalindeta Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:58
203	Parado de Selva Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:41
204	Bolero "Hort d'en Boira" Aires de Montanya, de Selva	00:59
205	Un Copeo d'es Pla Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:43
206	Canco d'es Tondra Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:07
207	Boleras Mallorquinas Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:20
208	Mateixa de Primavera Aires de Montanya, de Selva	02:16
209	Copeo Matanse Aires de Montanya, de Selva	02:01
210	Cançó de sa Ximbomba Aires de Montanya, de Selva	01:37