Having played together for over 30 years, Vigüela are the Spanish collective aiming to keep alive the traditional repertoire of specific styles from their home in Castilla La Mancha, land of Don Quixote. Their music fuses traditional songs with more modern aspects and sounds from other areas in the Iberian Peninsula and Northern Africa. The melisma (singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession) of their vocals and pulsating guitar rhythms create a beautiful harmonic sway.
We had an amazing time catching up with them at Womad festival to learn more about the band and their blend of ‘estilos’…
Many thanks to Araceli Tzigane and Vigüela.