I am a member of a fresh and vibrant ensemble, Farsa Monea, that brings new life to traditional and folk music of Spain and Latin America. We try to present our music with honesty, hoping to capture the stories that are told in each song. We focus particularly on a form of traditional Spanish music called Coplas. Outside of Spain this form of music is not generally known, but within Spain it carries a great significance. The emotive songs reflect the passion and dreams of the Spanish people after the Spanish Civil War, during the dictatorship.
Each copla is a small universe of circumstances, feelings, atmospheres. Each time we are told a different story through a clear narration which normally develops in two parts with a chorus in between and at the end, after the second narrative section. The main character is often a woman who endures tragic love, or experiences a beautiful but impossible love, and in any case deep, intense passion. Well-known titles include Ojos Verdes, Tatuaje, Lagrimas Negras and La Farsa Monea.
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