# Conversation with Juan Antonio Torres and Araceli Tzigane Sánchez of Vigüela

Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain. The band was established in the mid-1980s, after the Franco regime, by young people who looked to folk culture for a way to channel their creative desires while staying rooted in their local communities. Grounded in this history, the band members value their tradition and perform it with accuracy and energy, as a living music, full of joy. They play traditional Spanish music, including jotas, seguidillas, fandangos, and sones, using the centuries-old singing styles, dialects, and instruments of their region. That region is Castilla-La Mancha, the southern part of the Iberian plateau, sometimes called "the heart of Spain," or "Don Quixote country." The band's name comes from the traditional Spanish vihuela, a Renaissance model of the guitar. They also play lute, mandolin, guitarro manchego, and medieval fiddle or rebec, along with traditional percussion instruments such as castanets, spoons, and tambourines. They have been performing internationally for 30 years, and have recorded eight albums, bringing the music of their homeland to the global world music scene.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2022
- By: American Folklife Center
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698151/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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