Friday, 13 April 2012

Anónimo (improv.) 'Jota', México, XVIII



This is track 6 of the CD  Villancicos y Danzas Criollas de la Iberia Antigua al Nuevo Mundo by Hesperion XXI. I bought it a couple of years or more ago, but only got around to playing it yesterday. Ay, this track me encanta, as they say. It's an improvisation on the Jota, a genre of music and associated dance that probably originated in Aragon. I didn't know any of that until two minutes ago when I wikipedia'd the term, which I found in the CD booklet. This Jota is from Mexico, early 18th century. It begins prettily, like a music box, then gets decidedly more sensuous as it develops. It's highly addictive and I've been playing it all morning. Espero que os guste.

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