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Choan Gálvez (born in Zaragoza, Spain) has had a long relationship with traditional Aragonese music. He started playing bandurria when he was 9 years old, the bulk of the repertoire of the school's rondalla was made of jotas and local folk music. In his teens, he played guitar with Peirot e compaña, a five-member band that played Aragonese, Celtic, and world music spiced with punk/rock/metal styles.
He's been playing some of the tunes included from this collection on the ukulele since his first day with the instrument. It was past time to formally arrange them and publish the (as far as we know) first collection of Aragonese music arranged for solo ukulele.
A growing playlist of the includes pieces is available on YouTube and also from a privacy respecting video streaming service.
Includes (links point to performance videos):
- No me tires del manto (Lécera)
- Baile de la gaita (Bujaraloz)
- La Zarza (Robres)
- Vals de Albelda (Albelda)
- Péinase la niña (Lanaja)
- Mazurca de Albarracín (Albarracín)
- Aurora vieja (Sariñena)
- Bal de Benás (Benasque)
- El reloj de la pasión (El Cuervo y Torres de Albarracín)
- Mayos de La Codoñera (La Codoñera)
- Gigantes y cabezudos (Zaragoza)
- Habanera del Tío Tieso (Las Parras de Castellote)
Artwork in the cover is by Javi Gómez (who also made the illustration for Lullabies for Astronauts).
