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Square Tambourine Festival of Peñaparda
Fiesta del Pandero Cuadrado de Peñaparda
Peñaparda, Spain
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Each year the Salamanca village of Peñaparda celebrates its distinctive square tambourine, the pandero cuadráu, and the women pandereras who kept its rhythms alive, with old dances like the ajecháu and the corríu. Children and adult groups carry the village's singular musical tradition forward.
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Peñaparda, Castile and León, Spain
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Square Tambourine Festival of Peñaparda
Fiesta del Pandero Cuadrado de Peñaparda
Peñaparda, Spain
Each year the Salamanca village of Peñaparda celebrates its distinctive square tambourine, the pandero cuadráu, and the women pandereras who kept its rhythms alive, with old dances like the ajecháu and the corríu. Children and adult groups carry the village's singular musical tradition forward.
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About Square Tambourine Festival of Peñaparda
Annual folk festival in Peñaparda (Salamanca) focused on the village’s distinctive square tambourine (pandero/panderu cuadráu), the women pandereras who preserved its rhythms, and the local dances (ajecháu, salteáu, corríu y brincáu). Recent editions include children and adult groups from Peñaparda and neighboring El Rebollar villages, a pasacalles, craft/arts market, talks, and evening folk recitals, with a ‘Pandero de Honor’ award.
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Annual folk festival in Peñaparda (Salamanca) focused on the village’s distinctive square tambourine (pandero/panderu cuadráu), the women pandereras who preserved its rhythms, and the local dances (ajecháu, salteáu, corríu y brincáu). Recent editions include children and adult groups from Peñaparda and neighboring El Rebollar villages, a pasacalles, craft/arts market, talks, and evening folk recitals, with a ‘Pandero de Honor...
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