Music of the Balearic Islands

Vacabou, a trip-hop musical duo from Mallorca

Xeremiers or colla de xeremiers is a traditional ensemble that consists of flabiol (a five-hole tabor pipe) and xeremies (bagpipes). Majorca has produced popular singer-songwriters like Maria del Mar Bonet. British DJs like Paul Oakenfold made the vacationing island of Ibiza a capital of house music, leading to the creation of Balearic Beat. Francesc Guerau and Antoni Literes are among the best known classical composers of the islands.

References

Antoni Pizà: Alan Lomax: Mirades Miradas Glances (Barcelona: Lunwerg / Fundacio Sa Nostra, 2006) ISBN 84-9785-271-0

External links

Media related to Music of the Balearic Islands at Wikimedia Commons

Music of Spain

Music by region	Andalusia Aragon Balearic Islands Basque Country Canary Islands Castile and Leon Catalonia Extremadura Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias Murcia Navarre and La Rioja Valencia

Music by genre	Spanish folk music Spanish jazz Spanish hip hop Spanish opera Spanish rock

Music festivals	Benidorm International Song Festival Eurovision Song Contest Festival Internacional de Santander

Musical instruments	Castanet Cross-strung harp Baroque guitar Classical guitar Flamenco guitar Gaita Timple Vihuela Viol

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