The Tenth edition of Traditional Music Awards organized by Arlafolk and the IES Felipe de Benavente He issued his ruling on Tuesday.
In the category ‘Trajectory of the Kingdom of León’, Carmen Marentia She won as a winner. Natural of San Miguel de Laciana, he grew up in charge of livestock work, listening to his elders and the neighbors of the town in the calechos and the winter forebions. It was in that town where she began to become familiar with the tambourine and pandeiro until she went to travel with her husband Lucio Criado the regions of Laciana, Alto Sil, Palacios, Cangas de Narcea, Somiedo, Cerredo, Babia, Luna, Leitariegos and Omaña collecting their traditional songs and dances.
In 1979, Marentes founded the San Miguel Society of Dances and Customsdedicating themselves to the teaching of the musical tradition to the coming generations. “It is a clear example of the effort and altruism of a lifetime for our musical tradition,” they said from the jury.
Raquel and Laura Álvarez AlonsoTsacianiegas, took the prize in the category ‘Young value of the kingdom of León’. The two sisters of San Miguel de Laciana have been immersed in the traditional culture of the Northern Leon and the Southwest Asturian, following the origins of much of their family and getting to publish in 2009 the record recording that is part of the book ‘Collection of Wedding Songs of Laciana, Babia and Alto Bierzo’.
With some songs sung in Patsuezu and, despite his youth, his career is based on the transmission of the knowledge of the customs and traditions of the area from which they come and the border regions.
Finally, the Award for ‘Best folk album in León’ fell into the hands of Entavia. Your work ‘Vesidosa Baranda’ It is, in the words of the jury, “a work that reaffirms its commitment to tradition and sound experimentation.” Maintaining the essence of the group, its members have created their own instruments for this album, which has collaborations by different artists of the Folk panorama.
Since their training, they have worked on the rereading of the traditional repertoire of Salamanca, Zamora and León, incorporating elements of flamenco, jazz and music of the world.
