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Showing posts with label Galicia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Galicia. Show all posts

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Authentic Galician Sights And Sounds

One of the traditional musical insturments of the Galician section of Spain is the "gaita," which is a kind of bagpipe. Yesterday we happened upon a wedding celebration outside the town hall in Santiago de Compostela. There were a few musicians playing instruments including the gaita and a man playing a drum. Here is a short video that I shot of the wedding party. Listen to the sounds of the authentic instruments of Northwest Spain.