FOLIAS CRIOLLAS - JORDI SAVALL - HESPÈRION XXI

Jordi Savall, ‘El nuevo mundo. Folías criollas.’

The New World. Folías Criollas is an acclaimed musical album by Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Royal de Catalunya and Tembembe Ensemble Continuo, released in

Like the Chacona, described as an “American mulatto” by Miguel de Cervantes (La Ilustre Fregona), the great majority of musical forms which evolved after the “discovery” and the conquest of the New World retain that extraordinary mixture of Hispanic and Creole elements influenced by indigenous and African traditions. A new selection of “Sones y Folías Criollas” for singing and dancing has been recorded in conjunction with Montserrat Figueras and the instrumentalists and vocalists of La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hespèrion XXI, as well as a number of guest musicians from Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico, including Tembembe Ensamble Continuo.

Música del Perú - El espíritu de la danza (1450 - 1630)





The video below is from the complete album of Follias Criollas: El Nuevo Mundo (20 compositions). After this song you'll need to click to go on YTube to continue listening.

A Follia (or La Follia is an energetic, traditional Portuguese folk  dance from the late 15th century that later transformed into a stately Baroque musical theme. The word folia means "empty-headed," "madness," or "wild amusement" in Portuguese. 

Early 15th- and 16th-century descriptions picture loud, fast, and tumultuous outdoor celebrations where dancers—sometimes carrying men dressed as women on their shoulders—spun until they seemed frantic or mad but by the mid-17th century, the chaotic folk dance moved into royal European courts in Spain, France, and Italy. The wild movements turned into a measured, elegant dance—similar to a slow passacaglia—built around a recognizable repeating bass line and chord pattern.

From Wikipedia