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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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Aires de Montanya, de Selva
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Aires de Montanya, de Selva
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Aires de Montanya, de Selva
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Aires de Montanya, de Selva
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01:25
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01:03
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Aires de Montanya, de Selva
02:54
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01:13
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Aires de Montanya, de Selva
02:16
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Aires de Montanya, de Selva
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Aires de Montanya, de Selva
01:37