La Bruja Gata - Baile de Libelulas

Baile de Lib�lulas (Dragonfly Dance) is La Bruja Gata�s second album, one of the most eagerly awaited recordings in the Iberian peninsula�s roots scene. The group's 2001 debut won them the Villa de Madrid award and the distinction of being considered �best new talent of the year� by Billboard magazine. This second instalment confirms La Bruja Gata as having one of the most energetic, vital and infectious blends to be found among musicians of ethnic and acoustic leanings. The track �Playa Garabatos� (Beach Scribblings) has a Mediterranean flavour, whereas �Nana Incierta� (Uncertain Lullaby) blends a lullaby from Extremadura with some klezmer elements and even some vaudeville touches that would not be out of place in a Kurt Weill composition. �Se�ales de Vida� (Life Signals) starts from a Zamora charro rhythm and builds up to a proclamation of the sizzling spirit of the group, while the nine minute-long �El Gran Sol� feels like the soundtrack for a documentary on Galician sailors, people that are made of very different matter than common mortals. �Vendavales de Poemas� (Poem Winds) adds some verses of lyrical homesickness, and it is not hard to imagine a group of schoolchildren hurriedly going down the stairs at the strains of �La Hora del Recreo� (Playtime).