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Santa Orosia is a set of short pieces for ukulele in fifths inspired by the traditional melodies (‘mudanzas’) of the ‘dance’ of the small locality of Yebra de Basa, in Aragon, Spain. The Aragonese ‘dance’ ['dan θe] is a popular event that combines music, dance, and theatrical elements. The one from Yebra de Basa is celebrated on June 25th, on the feast of Saint Eurosia. Eight men, properly dressed for the occasion, perform a variety of stick dances to the music provided by a single musician, playing ‘chiflo’ and ‘salterio’. The ‘chiflo’ is a three hole flute, naturally tuned in the mixolydian mode; the ‘salterio’ is a stringed instrument tuned to the root and fifth of the mode that provides a rhythmic drone when hit with a stick. One may identify this percussive drone with the tambora technique employed in some of these re-creations. The sources come from a variety of transcriptions and recordings, with special consideration of the recordings made by Alan Lomax at Alfonso Villcampa ́s home in 1952. Freedom has been taken, and creativity applied, in transforming the rhythms and melodies and applying harmonies and counterpoints.–Choan Gálvez

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from Barry Tone​’​s Fantastic Adventure, released October 24, 2021
Donald Bousted, baritone ukulele in fifths
Written by Choan Gálvez
Published by www.theukulelebookshop.com

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Donald Bousted benefitted from some excellent teaching, studying the guitar with Thomas Hartmann, the lute with Christopher Wilson and early music with Peter Holman and Ian Gammie. Later, he took further guitar lessons with Antonio Albanes and Oliver Hunt privately. In 2017, he discovered the classical ukulele and it seemed to bring many of his interests together. Sadly Donald passed in 2021. ... more

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