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QUEMPALLOU is a folk band born in 1999 in Pontevedra, whose aim to perform dance music in the purest Galician traditional way: muiñeiras, pasodobres, jotas, fandangos, polkas, rumbas, mazurkas,.... The instruments they play are: Galician gaita bagpipes, clarinet, accordion, wooden flutes, mandolin, bouzouki, harp, traditional drums,... There is plenty of talent in their music, but the party attitude that QUEMPALLOU transmits to the audience is their biggest asset. We had the chance to experience it during & after the exciting concert at the past May 29th in the Galician Shellfish Fest in the village of Fuenlabrada (Madrid). During their last song, the band walked down from the stage to mingle & dance with the audience while playing their instruments. We have quite a few amateur Galician folk musicians here in Madrid who attended the concert, so a lot of them joined the party singing & dancing, others playing their pandeiretas (frame drums) or even their gaitas. ‘Polo Aire!!’ (‘In the Air’) is QUEMPALLOU’s fourth CD, is a set of 18 songs well representative of the party mood that they want to share.
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