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The party, declared of National Tourist Interest, also includes the celebration of the Days of Culture of Oral Tradition and Farmers Market Traditions
The Mayor of Caravaca de la Cruz, José Moreno;
the Minister of Culture and Spokesman of the regional government, Noelia Arroyo, and President of the Aguilanderos Barranda, Carlos Salcedo, presented the XXXVIII edition of the Feast of Barranda crews, declared of National Tourist Interest to be a benchmark in Festivals of traditional music.
Pandas, rounds and crews Murcia, Albacete and Malaga will meet on Sunday 31 January in the streets of the hamlet of Barranda caravaqueña.
But the party, which maintains the scheme last editions, will continue throughout the weekend with the Conference on Culture of Oral Tradition, Farmers Market and Barranda Folk Traditions Festival, the latter activity expands this year three nights of concerts.
During the press conference at the Casa Diaz Cassou, headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, the Mayor wanted caravaqueño invite all Murcia to enjoy "a pioneer in Spain in its kind festival, making the dissemination and conservation Following the folk music of his main reason for being. "
"It's a popular cultural event and the people of Barranda has been able to transmit from generation to generation and remains more alive than ever," stated Jose Moreno.
Formations participating in this 38th edition are: Gang of Aledo (Murcia), Panda Verdiales 1st Montes (Málaga), Gang of Fuente Alamo (Murcia), Ronda de Los Llanos (Albacete), Animeros of Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia ) Animeros Cehegín (Murcia), Round Motilleja (Albacete), Gang Cuesta de Gos (Murcia), Gang Camp San Juan, El Sabinar and Calar de la Santa de Moratalla (Murcia), Gang Huebras (Albacete) , Gang Purias of Lorca (Murcia) and as hosts, Aguilanderos Barranda.
The Feast of the crews will start in at 10.00 pm in the church of La Candelaria, with a Mass sung by the crew of Huebras.
Then there will be the traditional welcome participating formations and a tribute to the writer, storyteller and teacher Federico Martin Nebraska.
Since 1979, the last Sunday of January the Feast of the crews is held in honor of the patron saint of Barranda, Candlemas.
This festival has a permanent display at the Museum of Ethnic Music Barranda, where most shows of musical instruments collected five continents.
Conference on Oral Tradition, Market Barranda Folk and peasant traditions
The program of activities will begin with the Barranda Folk, which this year extended to three days and is held in the Social Center of the hamlet.
The first performances will be the Thursday, January 28, by flamenco artists Juan 'Juanelo' Blas Alfonso and David Andreu.
On Friday, 28, will open the Conference on Oral Tradition and Culture of the fourteenth course 'Folklore and School' at the Museum of Ethnic Music.
At 1830 hours, the minstrel Fernando Ortiz will give a lecture "On the paths of ballads of oral tradition", followed by a tasting of wines from Bodegas Juan Gil, at 20.30.
On Friday night, the Barranda Folk is reserved for 'Tua' Murcia group, consisting of six members with extensive experience in the interpretation of traditional music, playing all instruments of folk music.
It has a wide repertoire of traditional Irish songs, Galician, Scottish and Asturian and some own compositions.
On Saturday 30, the conference will resume on Culture of Oral Tradition with numerous activities, such as the talk 'ricote Witches' by Alonso Palacios, 'Books holding a tra (d) ition "by Pepe Sampere,' Romances my grandmothers 'by Jose Luis Gutierrez, puppet "litany" of Rodorín and' Flower of Romance "by Fernando Ortiz Llanos and Monreal.
The 'Barranda Folk' live his last and greatest day on Saturday night.
Previously, the Social Center of the hamlet host the puppet 'Retablillo puppets and stories ", by Rodorín. First act' Aha! ', Formation of Cadiz, created in the Alpujarras in the early 90s, showing a path fusion between flamenco, jazz and rock. will close the festival La Musgaña 'group based their compositions in the musical tradition of Castile, enriched with Atlantic and Mediterranean influences, all seasoned with arrangements and rhythms updated.
During the weekend of the Feast of the crews also be held on Market peasant traditions, with sale of local food products, food tastings of typical peasant and workshop distillation of aromatic plants.
The market will be open to the public on Saturday from 12.30 to 20.00, and Sunday, 10.30 to 21.00.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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