The program below is available on a weekend. We can adapt it for half a day or a whole day.

Throughout this weekend, IALMA’s ‘cantareiras’ will offer participants an unprecedented dive into the musical culture of Galicia, this region of northwestern Spain, well known for its path that for centuries, leads pilgrims around the world to Santiago de Compostela.

On the program: a little bit of history, lots of little stories and, above all, songs (traditionally unison, to which we will sometimes add 2nd and 3rd voices, for our pleasure), but also percussion and dances .. .

Marisol and Eva will tell you about their collecting experiences, from the old ladies in the small villages of Galicia, of these traditional songs, perpetuated, from generation to generation, by oral transmission. Songs carrying the history and identity of this people, connecting with Celtic culture. Popular songs, sometimes harsh, often joyful, that content and tell the daily life of these women and men, peasants, fishermen, workers … but also their struggle for the preservation of their language and the recognition of their own identity, scorned during the 20th century by the dictatorship Francoist.

In Galicia, the song is always accompanied by percussion instruments, such as ‘conchas’ (scallops, symbol of the well known camiño), ‘pandereitas’ (tambourines) or ‘lata’ (spices box).

In Galicia, the song is often related to the dance: muiñeiras, jotas and rumbas, in particular.

In Galicia, these moments of joy generate significant and particular cries : the ‘aturuxos’.

In Galicia, these moments of encounter and sharing always end with the traditional Druidic ritual of ‘queimada’.

That’s all we want to share with you this weekend.

We ask participants to bring a pair of scallops and a relaxed outfit that allows you to move.

Program completely accessible to beginners and adaptable for a young audience (from 3 years old and up to 18 years old)