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|name = Felpeyu |
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|background = group_or_band |
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|years_active = 1991–present |
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|website = {{URL|http://www.felpeyu.com}} |
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|origin = [[Salamanca]], [[Spain]] |
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|genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]<br>[[Celtic music|Celtic]]<br>[[Music of Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias|Asturian]] |
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|label = FonoAstur<br>Terro Discos |
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|current_members = Ruma Barbero<br>Xuan Nel Exposito<br>Senen Fernandez<br>Elias Garcia<br>Diego Pangua<br>Lisardo Prieto<br>Moses Suarez |
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Felpeyu is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[folk band]] who play music of the [[Music of Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias|traditional Asturian]] style. |
Felpeyu is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[folk band]] who play music of the [[Music of Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias|traditional Asturian]] style. |
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Revision as of 05:56, 18 February 2015
Felpeyu | |
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| Origin | Salamanca, Spain |
| Genres | Folk Celtic Asturian |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | FonoAstur Terro Discos |
| Members | Ruma Barbero Xuan Nel Exposito Senen Fernandez Elias Garcia Diego Pangua Lisardo Prieto Moses Suarez |
| Website | www |
Felpeyu is a Spanish folk band who play music of the traditional Asturian style.
The group was formed in 1991 in Salamanca, Spain, by founding members Igor Medio, Ruma Barbero, and the Galician brothers Castor and Félix Castro. The band enjoyed early success within Spain, and subsequently toured internationally with numerous performances in Europe and Australia. Over the years Felpeyu has recorded a number of studio albums.
History
The group's first recording was the demo Fuxide Oricios in 1993. The same year, Felpeyu won third prize in the Vilagarcía d'Arousa Folk Bands Competition, and consequently contributed two tracks to the compliation V Festival de Música Folk Galega (CD, 1993 Edicions Discográficas Galegas).[1]
In 1994 the group released its first album, titled Felpeyu and published by FonoAstur. At this early stage the band's repertoire included both Galician and Asturian music, whereas the focus later shifted solely to the Asturian. The second album, Tierra, was released in 1997 and became Asturian Recording of the Year.
During the following years, the band toured throughout Spain and other European countries. In 2000, Felpeyu toured Australia, with 30 performances at major Australian festivals. During the international tour Felpeyu recorded Live Overseas. A second Australian tour took place in 2001.[2]
In 2003 Felpeyu created its own label, Tierra Discos. The first release on the label was the album Yá!, distributed in Spain and Australasia. That same year, Felpeyu played at the annual WOMADadelaide festival of world music and dance in Adelaide, South Australia.
On 24 June 2006, as the group was travelling from a performance in Corvera to another venue in Barcelona, their van overturned. Igor Medio and Carlos Redondo were killed, and four other band members were seriously injured. The accident shocked the Spanish folk music community.[3]
The group was inactive until May 2007, when it returned with the addition of Dudu Bridge on bass and lead vocals.
In April 2008 Felpeyu released Stonemasons, also on the Tierra Discos label. The year also saw a number of changes to the group's lineup: Senen Luis Fernández replaced Dudu Bridge on bass and lead vocals, Borja Baragaño (Asturian bagpipes, flutes) replaced Diego Pangua and Elias Garcia (bouzouki) replaced Fernando Oyagüez.