Los Sabandeños

Los Sabandeños are the foremost exponents of traditional music from the Canary Islands. The vocal and instrumental ensemble have been active since 1966, when a group of friends at La Laguna University of Tenerife vowed to protect and disseminate the islands' folk music heritage. Los Sabandeños have released almost 70 albums of traditionals and adaptations, as well as their own material, and broadened their horizons to incorporate Latin American music, most notably in a series of bolero albums in the '90s. Led with an iron hand by founder Elfidio Alonso, the 30-plus-member ense...