La MusgañaTake the traditional music of Spain, dance tunes, love songs, music for rituals such as weddings and village celebrations, perform it on the traditional instruments — bagpipes, wooden flutes., zanfona (hurdy-gurdy)..., then add something contemporary with accordion, guitar, fiddle and clarinets. This is the sound of La Musgaña (pronounced La Moos-gahn-yah). Except that you haven't taken into consideration the basic verve and energy of the band.
La Musgaña has done a great deal of field work to learn both the tunes and songs of the Castillian countryside, and the instruments that should play this music. Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic have all left their mark on the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and the music of Castilia reflects a fusion of styles started many centuries ago. But when all the research is said and done, it is the passion of their performance, their flare for fun, and their commitment to pass this along to their audiences that makes La Musgaña concert the exhilarating event that it is. Even the name of the group is an attempt to get away from the serious treatment of Spanish music. The name means, the water rat. Celebrating twenty years together, La Musgaña features original members Jamie Muñoz (wooden flutes, clarinets, accordion, bagpipe & soprano sax), Carlos Beceiro (cittern, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, bass, hurdy-gurdy), along with two younger musicians: Jorge Arribas (accordion) and Diego Galáz (violin).

"A real thrill of discovery," says Sing Out Magazine. "You can hear not only Spain, but much of the Mediterranean and North Africa in the melodies and especially the rhythms, that percolate beautifully."

" La Musgaña take world music back to the Central Spain of the Middle Ages. It's raw, funky stuff, played on a variety of bagpipes, wood flutes, fiddles, guitar, accordion and hurdy-gurdy." The Boston Phoenix, Jan 18, 2007

"Radical new interpretations of traditional music…sounding nearly ancient, yet never archaic" Global Rhythm Magazine

"La Musgaña's take on the folk music of central Spain is as old as the troubadours and as young as the electric guitar…fruited with exquisite melodies, freighted with melancholy and frenzied with irresistible rhythms." Kevin Convey, The Boston Herald

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