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Folk&TheCity:Madrid,Spain
Madridin2009isanalmost6millionpeoplemetropolitanarearightinthecentreofthe
IberianPeninsula.Thatmeansconvenientlylocatedifyoualsowanttotraveltoany
otherregioninSpain,oreventoPortugal.Madridcity&itsoutskirtsisanAutonomous
Communityinitself.ItissurroundedbythecommunitiesofCastillaLeon(North)and
CastillaLaMancha(South).Therefore,thetraditionalmusicoftheMadridareais
mainlyrelatedtothesetwoneighbouringregionstoo.
However,thelocalmusicintheMadridregionhassufferedduringthelastdecades,adecayofits
mostrootedtraditions.Thereareseveralrecordsofdifferenttypesoflocalsongs,dances,
instruments,etcwhichwerepeculiarofMadridsvillages.Butasinanybigurbanarea,the
industry,population,lifestyleshavecontinuouslyevolved,andmanylocaltraditionshavealmost
totallyextinguished.
MadridcityhasbeenopentointegratemusictraditionsfrommanyotherpartsofSpainorabroad.
Example:ThekindoflocaldancetunethatisconsideredthemosttypicaloftheoldMadrid
downtown,iscalledChotis,andisknownheresincethe19thcentury.Thenameispresumedto
beanevolutionofthewordSchottische,whichwasakindofslowpolkaoriginalfromBohemia.
Placesofinterestforafolkmusicfan,aremostlydispersedalongthestreetsofthatoldMadrid,and
rangefromTablaosFlamencos(tavernswithflamencomusicshows)toIrishpubs,orrockand
jazzclubs,whichdedicatecertainconcertstoSpanishandforeignfolkmusicbands.
Thereisafrequentdifferentiationthatwemakeoverhere,betweenFlamencoandtheother
Spanishtraditionsonfolkmusic.Tobetterexplainthisduality,Iliketocompareitwiththemusic
ofNorthAmerica.Overthereyoufindtwo(maybethree)highlypopularstylesoftraditionalmusic,
suchasCountryorBlues,mostlyoriginalfromWesternandSouthernstates.Andthenyoucanalso
hearavarietyofmuchlesspopularmusictraditions,geographicallyspreadfromtheborderswith
MexicouptoCanada(Cajun,Zydeco,BlueGrass,NorthAmericanfolksongs).
InSpain,FlamencowouldbeourequivalenttoBluesorCountrymusicintheUSA.Itbelongs
mainlytotheSouthernregionofAndalusia,itssurroundingCommunitiesandseveralSpanish
cities.Andthenwealsohave,inamorelimitedlevelofpopularity,differenttraditionalmusicin
eachandallpartsofSpain,includingtheislands(BalearicandCanary).
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