ZAGALA – SPAIN –

Zagala, as a band, emerged in Madrid in 2015.

The band members came into contact with the different rhythms, songs and dances of the Iberian peninsula years earlier, through the music and workshops of Eliseo Parra. They soon felt the urge to investigate the Iberian traditional music especially songs based on dance rhythms such as the jota, seguidilla, charro, fandanguillo, ajechao, sevillanas...

Zagala uses instruments such as the mandola, guitar, violin, the Iberian pandero cuadrado from Peñaparda, tambourines, spoons and pans. Zagala's music is characterized by its energy and by the fusion of different instruments from many regions and different periods, producing an original sound.

They have been performing in some of the main Spanish folk festivals, winning prizes and the audience recognition. In October 2019 they were elected by the prestigious WOMEX (The World Music Expo) held in Tampere, Finland where they offered a showcase that conquered the exquisite taste of many international promoters and festivals. Currently they’re preparing an European tour.

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• ‘La Jose’: Singer

• Esther Sánchez: Five strings violin, voice and Iberian percussions.

• Iván Mellén: Percussions

• Alba Chacón: Iberian percussions and background vocals

• David Torrico: Guitar, mandola, tambourine and voices