features in: Album Chart of 1977 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s |
After playing as friends informally in the taverns, the Galician folk ensemble A Roda was formed in 1976 in Vigo. Eleven group members are quoted for their debut LP in '77: Luis Vaamonde (bandurria, vocals), Benino Méndez (bagpipes), Xoban Pombo (bagpipes), Miguel Angel Varona (bass), Xosé Pérez (tamboril drum), Francisco Fernández (cunchas), Roxelio Filgueira (cunchas), Antón Cabaleiro (pandeireta tambourine, pandeiro tambourine, vocals), Roxelio Filgueira (pandeireta tambourine), Xosé P. Mirón (pandeiro tambourine) and X. Susi (violin). Many friends add their vocals, including: Adolfo Domínguez, Alfonso A. Graña, Celso Prado, Lois Domíguez, Manolo Dosantos, Queno Cabrera, Ricardo Collazo, Xosé Luis Adalde. The record, featuring 13 traditionals, was a sales and critical success, going on to win the “Premios da Crítica de Galicia” award in 1978. Later, upon release of their third album in 1980, they began to make an impression further afield, touring far and wide in such countries as Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Great Britain and Belgium. After a several year hiatus in the 1980s, the group have been steady with a string of releases, the traditionals being interspersed with their own songwriting.
The Jukebox Rebel
25–Aug–2018
Tracklist |
A1 | [01:28] A Roda - O Andar Mudiño (Traditional) Folk |
A2 | [03:14] A Roda - Pousa, Pousa (Traditional) Folk |
A3 | [02:41] A Roda - O Gato (Traditional) Folk |
A4 | [01:28] A Roda - Cantiga De Betanzos (Traditional) Folk |
A5 | [01:54] A Roda - Desfeita Galega (Traditional) Folk |
A6 | [04:12] A Roda - Cantiga De Montefurado (Traditional) Folk |
A7 | [00:58] A Roda - Cantinela Do Piepe (Traditional) Folk |
B1 | [02:41] A Roda - A Filla (Traditional) Folk |
B2 | [02:13] A Roda - Volta Da Festa (Traditional) Folk |
B3 | [03:25] A Roda - Cantinela De Fonsagrada (Traditional) Folk |
B4 | [02:26] A Roda - Foliada De Barroso (Traditional) Folk |
B5 | [02:36] A Roda - Levame (Traditional) Folk |
B6 | [02:52] A Roda - O Andar Miudiño (Traditional) Folk |