Faltriqueira

Faltriqueira is a female vocal group raised in A Coruña (Galicia). After five years of hard work on the melodic tradition of the pandereteiras (tambourine women players), these five young singers have put together a collection of traditional tunes in a modern style where voices mix with synthesizers and acoustic instruments such as fiddle, accordion, darboukas, txalapartas, cellos, and guitar.

Their most outstanding feature is the polyphonic arrangement of their melodies as opposed to the traditional monophonic singing of Galician rural villages. Tunes like "Vamos dançar," "As sete mulleres do miño," "De Brañas Verdes" show very clearly the band's personal and innovative style.

The name of Faltriqueira comes from the pocket that can be found under the traditional costume worn for dancing. It is there where girls keep small things, little surprises like these vocal pieces the band has gathered to our delight. —Courtesy Calabash Music