La Musgaña

The musical traditions of the Castillan region of central Spain are preserved through the music of La Musgana. Performing a full spectrum of Castillan music, the group incorporates dance tunes, love songs, and wedding music. According to the L.A. Times, La Musgana's "concerts are always a lesson in the roots of Iberian history as well as a joyous flirtation with bits of funk and rock." Perhaps this is what Jimi Hendrix envisioned when he sang "Spanish Castle Magic." Dirty Linen had a similar view of the band, writing, "Their sound is a rumble of percussion behind a flood of me...