Llan de Cubel are a
Celtic folk band from
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
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) which specializes in researching, playing and recording
Asturian folk music.
Formed in 1984, group has been part of an overall revival and revitalization of Asturian traditional music. The band is a frequent participant in
Celtic music festivals, both inside and outside of Asturias, such as the
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
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. True to their effort to play authentic Asturian music, Llan de Cubel play traditional Asturian instruments, such as
bagpipes (called ''gaita''), and percussion, in addition to fiddles, accordions, bouzouki, flutes and guitars. The band plays traditional Asturian tunes collected through ethnomusicological research. They also write original material in the tradition of folk music of the region.
Llan de Cubel have won several awards for their music.
Llan de Cubel's Official Homepage
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Members
''Current''
*Fonsu Mielgo
*Xel Pereda
*Simon Bradley
*Xuan Rodríguez
''Former''
*Elías García
*Marcos Llope
*Susi Bello
*Daniel Lombas
*Guzmán Marqués
*Flavio Rodríguez
*J.M.Cano
Discography
*ARPA CÉLTICA ''(compilation)'' (1985)
*DEVA (1987)
*NA LLENDE (1990)
*L'OTRU LLAU DE LA MAR (1992)
*IV (1995)
*FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE DE LORIENT 25 ans ''(compilation)'' (1995)
*NACIONES CELTAS -BUSCANDO EL NORTE ''(compilation)'' (1997)
*UN TIEMPU MEYOR (1999)
*LA LLUZ ENCESA (2019)
References
Asturian music
Musical groups established in 1984
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