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No hi ha Temps que no Torn
2013
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Musica Mallorquina
Música mallorquina refers to the traditional and contemporary music of Mallorca (Majorca), the largest island of Spain’s Balearic archipelago. At its core are rural dance-song suites known collectively as ball de bot (bolero, jota, fandango, copeo), improvised verse-singing (gloses) by glosadors, seasonal ritual repertoires, and distinctive timbres such as the xeremia (Mallorcan bagpipe), flabiol i tamborí (one-handed pipe with tabor), llaüt and guitarró, castanets, and the friction drum ximbomba. The style blends Iberian dance meters (3/4, 6/8, and duple-time copeos), Mediterranean modal melody, and communal call-and-response. It ranges from sacred/seasonal chants (including the medieval Cant de la Sibil·la at Christmas) to festive village dances and satirical improvised poetry. Since the late 20th century, singer‑songwriters and bands have fused these idioms with folk revival, pop, rock, and rumba while maintaining the Mallorquí (Balearic Catalan) language and island imagery.
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