| Alcaide, Ana / Leyenda |
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| Album: | Leyenda | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Alcaide, Ana | Added: | Jun 2016 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-07-04 | Pull Date: | 2016-09-04 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Aug 28 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 10 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 25, 2018: | Melange La Ondina De Vacares | 4. | Aug 25, 2016: | Melange Akelarre | |
| 2. | Nov 02, 2017: | Melange Akelarre | 5. | Aug 06, 2016: | Music Casserole Folia De La Primavera | |
| 3. | Jan 26, 2017: | Melange La Ondina De Vacares | 6. | Aug 04, 2016: | DJ YJ's Multilingual Sampler Tlalli |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2016-06-30 | ||
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Ana Alcaide, musician and composer from Toledo, Spain, has created a fusion album celebrating feminine legends worldwide; interesting musical texture informed by northern European instruments such as the amazingly resonant nyckelharpe; some of it is a little heavily orchestrated for my taste NO FCC issues Favorite tracks: 3, 6, 12 1 – 3:08 – Tlalli – “Earth” in Nuahatl - birds, water, slow drum, eerie sounds 2 – 3:49 –Diosa Luolaien – Chinese legend of the end of matriarchy – sung in Spanish – Celtic sound of strings and drums *3 – 4:37 --La ondina de vacares – song of water spirits (ondines) in Granada who lure men to their deaths; heavily textured with voice and instruments 4 – 4:07 – Leyenda – slower, waltz time – lyrics about where legends are born – “on the ethereal edge separating truth from illusion” 5 – 4:48 – La Mujer Muerta – slow ballad of two brothers in love with the same woman who dies and becomes a mountain chain by the name of 'Dead Woman' *6 – 4:04 – Folia de la Primavera – Renaissance-style dance piece; very pretty 7 -5:20—La Lamia de Kobate –about magical, mythical beast from the Basque country – starts out like a cappella Balkan women's singing – strong, close harmony 8 – 5:07 – El Puente de San Martin – heavily orchestrated ballad of a master builder's wife setting fire to a defective bridge; segues into Arab sounding song with matching instruments 9 – 4:53 – Kari Kalas –story of a woman's desire and craving for her lover – layers of voices with soprano keening above it 10- 7:42 – La Esposa Selkie – a female selkie leaves her husband and son to return to the sea – whistles and rocking beat are Celtic-sounding 11 – 4:18 – Elenion – meditative instrumental, waltz time *12- 3:43-- Akelarre – Basque witches gathering – fast paced, rhythmic, percussive | ||
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