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Martinetes

Martinete is a flamenco pole, a musical style of Spanish song and dance. It is generally a cante with a verse of four octonary lines (octosilabos). It is considered a speciality of the toná, in the same way as the carcelera, originating from the forges or ironworks. His lyrics are generally distinguished by their sadContinue reading “Martinetes”

Castañuelas

Today I will talk about what Castañuelas are. Castanets, or sticks, are percussion musical instruments, made up of two pieces of wood joined by a cord. They were already known by the Phoenicians three thousand years ago. In a traditional way, the castanet is attached to the thumb with the cord that joins its twoContinue reading “Castañuelas”

Hello Holidays

Hi there to my beloved followers and new people around the world, sorry I haven’t been very active the last month I had exams at University (too many for my tastes) but now I’m free so keep waiting! ‘Cause new things are coming!! All my best 😊✨

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Feliz Dia de Portugal

The Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities celebrates the date of June 10, 1580, the date of Camões’ death, which is also the day dedicated to the Angel Custodio of Portugal. This is also the day of the Portuguese language, citizens and the Armed Forces. The 10th of June began to be particularly exalted with the Estado Novo, the regime established in Portugal in 1933 under the directionContinue reading “Feliz Dia de Portugal”

Valle Gesso

Last Sunday, we expanded our alpinism adventure to another mountain trip. This time was harder. The Gesso Valley is a valley in the Maritime Alps, characterized by the vast basin of the Gesso stream, largely shaped by the action of glaciers. Geographically it acts as a “hinge” between the two stretches of the Maritime perpendicularContinue reading “Valle Gesso”

Bamberas

The bambera, bamba or cantes del columpio, are a flamenco adaptation of a melody from Andalusian folklore that is sung in certain celebrations in which it was customary to install swings for the boys to rock the girls (or the aunts to the children) while they sang these verses. Origin The origin of the bamberaContinue reading “Bamberas”

Cascate de Pesio

I adore mountains, they’re a wonder, with magnificent things hidden. The one in the pics is rich in fauna and flora, supporting very remarkable plant biodiversity, there are around 1500 species such as Saxifraga cernua and Viola pinnata 🌼💐😍✨ Last Sunday we visited Cascate del Pesio, it was lovely and fresh taking into consideration it’sContinue reading “Cascate de Pesio”

Lolea wine N°2

Lolea N°2, yes almost like a Channel perfume. It’s an artisanal white wine sangria, based on Chardonnay, orange juice and a touch of vanilla. I must say, one of my hobbies is testing wine, I love wine since my dad and mum taught me the good manners and etiquette. This was the first time IContinue reading “Lolea wine N°2”

Seguiriyas

Spanish pronunciation [se-gui-ri-ya] The siguiriya is a flamenco style, tragic, strong, dark and desolate song, interpreted in a slow and compassionate way. It is a phonetic deformation of the seguidilla and one of the most important Flamenco palos. The words of the stanza (couplets) are tragic, and painful and reflect the suffering of human relationships,Continue reading “Seguiriyas”