The roots of the Mines Songs. Pedro Fernández Riquelme

In the fascinating world of the "Cante de las Minas", literally the Mines Songs, the recording studios couldn't release the original discography and therefore it has always been a dark world.
This book, between an essay and a guide, tries to order these songs in order that the reader gets an idea about these muscial styles origins. Therefore, the author offers a report of the recorded songs, he establishes parent links between the styles, he analyses the texts and offers a synthesis of the evolution of the songs coming from the mines. Guerrita, Fanegas or El Niño de Caravaca are some of the forgotten cantaores now with a place among our cultural inheritance.

CONTENT

I Part. The origins of the Mines Songs
 - Introduction
 - Folklore
 - Cartageneras and Murcianas
 - Antonio Chacon
 - La Taranta

II Part. Flamenco and couplet in the region of Murcia.

III Part. Guierrita and the Lost Generation.

Only available in Spanish.