Habelas Hainas

Sandra Tamayo: accordeon, Galician bagpipes, square tambourine 

Patricia Gamallo: Galician bagpipes, square tambourine,alto sax, guitar

 Arantza Alfaia: Galician drums, peruvian box drum, derbuka

Jara Ortiz: voice, bass drum, circular Galician tambourine, arabic small cymbals

In 2010 the paths of these four women cross, and the project Habelas Hainas is born. Boasting of an ample trayectory in the world of traditional music, these women share the same musical and existencial concerns, and form a puzzle where the four elements are joined and complement each other in a personal way. Their versatility goes far beyond their being multi-instrumentalists, and impels them to explore other artistic realms such as poetry and theatre. Each concert becomes different and unique.

The starting point is Galician traditional music and roots music, as part of a long and vital tradition from which surges the natural necessity to express themselves, from a feminist and plural viewpoint. This brings them to explore other music, compose their own pieces, and experiment with tradition. This permanent concern is reflected in research and taking advantage of traditional instruments' varied possibilities, thereby creating and energetic, fresh, and original sound.

 CONCERT HALLS AND ETHNIC MEETINGS

-L'poque e Le Bergamote (Gwemgamp, Breizh)

POETIC-CONCERTS, CONFERENCES, BOOK AND FILM PRESENTATIONS

II Bagpipe International Conference (London, 2014)in SOAS University. 

-XXV Festival da poesa do condado. Without women the revolution doesn't exist (Salvaterra de Minho). 

-150 aniversario de Cantares      Gallegos by Rosala de Castro. Centro Galego de Murcia (2013)

Rosalas. Daquelas que cantan.

-Deu centmetres ms a prop del cel, documental de Raquel Rei

WORKSHOPS

Educational Concert about Galician Tradicional Music.   Honninsvag, Norway, 2012

  -Different rythms in galician traditional music. Oxford, Red   Oak, 2014.

1st  Annual Codfish Festival (Honnisvag,Norway)

 -Galician Dances at Bal Viravolte. Dance Workshop and live bands     at SOAS University (London), 2014.