Rodrigo Cuevas and the reinvention of Asturian folklore
euronews.comEuronews Culture: How do you keep the tradition alive?R.C: It's a stylistic thing. I like to take folklore and bring it into the present moment by giving it some more meaning.
I change some lyrics, rhythms and melodies. I try to give the songs another meaning. Tradition is kept alive by using it. It's like languages.
I like to talk about issues that disturb me and move me. I like to convey this to the public.Euronews : Tell us about your repertoire, what songs do you sing?R.C: The repertoire is mainly part of traditional Asturian music, although I also include nearby territories, such as Galicia, León and Zamora.
I even sing a song from Albacete. But above all I sing songs from the north-western area of Spain, which is called the archaizing quadrant, because it has in common an archaic form of folklore, in which there are no guitars, nor practically no harmony instruments.
