1. MUSIC IN ASTURIAS

2. INDEX
 Asturian Instruments
 Bagpipe
 Bagpipe musicians
 Celtic Music
 Asturian Dances
 Asturian Singers
 Tonada
 El Sueño de Morfeo

3. Asturian Instruments
 There are three main types:
 String: Zamfona, Cítara…
 Wind: Bandoneon, Bagpipe…
 Percusion: Castañuelas, Güiro…

4. Photos
Zamfona
Bandoneon
Castañuelas

5. Bagpipe
 It’s a wind instrument with a preformed
tube, called ‘‘puntero’’ where the
musician introduces the air, the ‘‘odre’’, a
big air-bag where the air is contained, and
another tube, with the form of a
recorder or a flute, through which the air
goes out.

6. Bagpipe (2)
 The origin of the bagpipe is not exactly
known, but there are some Egipcian
pictures which represent an instrument
wich looked like it. It was used by the
Roman infantry, and it soon became
popular in northern Spain (especially
Asturias), Scoland and Ireland.

7. Photo and links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKQZfaIN-fU

8. Bagpipe Musicians
 Ramón García Tuero: He made the first
bagpipe record.
 Jose Manuel Tejedor: He won the
MacAllan-MacCrimmo trophy three
times.
 Jose Ángel Hevia: He has sold millions of
CDs.
 Flavio R. Benito: Author of important
bagpipe publications.

9. Celtic Music
 The celtics were an Asturian cilivization.
The instruments they used were Romanic
or Medieval ones. What we know
nowadays like celtic music is the
traditional music of the regions where
celtics lived 2000 years ago. Some of the
most important celtic musicians are
Hevia, Celtas Cortos and Enya.

10. Celtic Songs
 Hevia: http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=_H5YGQzvHmo
 Celtas cortos: http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=5c_RFNNJXAY&feature=related
 Enya: http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=9Cei2en1UYA&feature=related

11. Asturian Dances
 The most famous Asturian dances are
Corri-Corri, Pericote, Fandangos,
Giraldillas, Jotas, Saltones and Danza
Prima. They are all traditional and they
are many years old.

12. Videos
 Corri-Corri
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oom
 Pericote
 http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=XS3tCwndNGI

13. Asturian Singers
 Melendi: He’s 25. He studied with the
famous F1 racer Fernando Alonso. He
won 6 platinum discs.
 Danny Daniel: He was a famous Pop
singer and composer.
 Tino Casal: He was a singer, composer,
sculptor and painter.

14. Photos
Danny Daniel
Melendi
Tino Casal

15. Tonada
 It’s one of the most valuable treasures of
the Asturian heritage. It was transmitted
orally from parents to children. It talks
about the daily life in the mine or in the
countryside, popular traditions or even
the life of the musicians.

16. El Sueño de Morfeo
 It’s an Asturian group formed in 2002.
The three components are Raquel del
Rosario, David Feito and Luis Suárez. It’s
a pop group with rock and folk influences.
They have recorded 5 CDs.

17. Photos

18. Questions
 What type of instrument is the Zamfona?
 What other types of instruments are
there?
 What instrument is a Bandoneon like?
 Which is the most tipical Asturian
instrument?
 How many parts has it got?
 Which infantry used the bagpipe?
 Which bagpipe player has sold millions of
CDs?

19. Questions (2)
 What type of instruments did the celtics use?
 When did they live?
 Is the Corri-Corri a typical Asturian dance?
 How many platinum discs has Melendi won?
 Apart from singing, what did Tino Casal do?
 How was the Tonada transmitted?
 When was El Sueño de Morfeo formed?
 How many CDs have they recorded?