Canarios

Mexican & Spanish Canarios from the 17th century:



Group: Capilla Jerónima
Album: La çaravanda del convento, Música Sacra para desacralizar.

Fandango

A fandango from Murcia, in southeastern Spain.

Melchor, Gaspar, y Baltazar

Eydie Gorme & Los Panchos.
Song about the Three Kings.

Canto de Pastorela

A song from one of the "Pastorelas". "Las Pastorelas" or "Los Pastores" as they're sometimes called, are the "Shepherd's Plays" that Mexicans perform during Christmastime. The dialogue and details of the plot vary from place to place, but they all portray the journey of the shepherds to see the Christ Child in Bethlehem. Along the way they receive help and obstacles from angels and devils and face many temptations. The plays are often accompanied with music and song. The song below is from an album by singer Óscar Chávez.

Lyrics:

“A frozen December appears to come,
the rose of April will bear fewer flowers.

How beautiful is the countryside, how beautiful are the flowers;
how beautiful is the song of the nightingales.

Upon the horizon the shadow walks,
we greet the peace from Palestine.

Crystal water, transparent ice;
Blessed is He who comes, the King of Heaven!”

St. John of the Cross

Today was the memorial of St. John of the Cross, mystic, poet, and Doctor of the Catholic Church. A St. John of the Cross page here from Doctorsofthe catholicchurch.com. Another page: General Introduction to the Collected Works of St. John of the Cross.

The late singer Enrique Morente (who passed away a year ago yesterday) sang some of St. John's poetry set to flamenco music. Here he sings some verses adapted from St. John's poem "Cantar del alma que se huelga de conocer a Dios por fe" (Song of the soul that rejoices in knowing God by faith):

Tarantella del Gargano

Zumbi ao vivo

Jorge Ben, peforms a live version of "Zumbi". The song was originally on "A Tábua De Esmerald", one of my favorite albums.

Hula

Belated Easter Post

Many weeks late, a chant from the Mass for Easter. The "alleluia" (that can be) sung before the reading of the Gospel: Alleluia Pascha Nostrum.

"Alleluia. Christ our Paschal victim is sacrificed. Alleluia"

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More on the celebration of Easter from ChurchYear.Net:

All about the Easter Triduum.

All about the Easter Season.

Another version of the chant above, this time accompanied by the Indian sitar. Very beautiful.

The Jasmine

Savina Yannatou sings "To Yasemi" (The Jasmine), with Primavera en Salonico

Waters of March

"Águas de Março" with Tom Jobim and Elis Regina

Garrotín

Pepe de Lucia sings and Merche Esmeralda dances a "Garrotín".

Lo'Jo & Django

Lo'Jo & Django sing "Jah Kas Cool Boy"

La Malagueña

Scene from the film "Enamorada", starring Maria Felix and Pedro Armendariz, the Trio Calaveras singing "La Malagueña"

Zamba Corta

Here, "Zamba Corta" sung by Juana Molina , accompanied by a short film by Pablo Rodriguez Jauregui.



This video was also posted here.

A Train Stop in Hungary

Here, a favorite scene from the movie Latcho Drom:




Latcho Drom is a musical journey that roughly follows the path the Gypsies took from India all the way to Spain. No real plot or dialogue but recurring themse, motifs and beautiful music and images.

Rondeñas de Alcázar

A bit of Spanish folklore, contemporary style, from the region of La Mancha:

Rondeña de Alcázar

Pizzica

Pizzica music from southern Italy: Alla Bua - "Pizzicarella"