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Death of one of Galicia's last 'brindis', wedding bertsolari

  • Antonio Río Montero was one of the last Brindis. The Brindo is the most important genre of oral improvisation of the mountains of eastern Galicia, practiced at weddings. Nos Diario has announced the death of Rio Montero.

05 August 2020 - 11:01
Argazkia: Folque
Zarata mediatikoz beteriko garai nahasiotan, merkatu logiketatik urrun eta irakurleengandik gertu dagoen kazetaritza beharrezkoa dela uste baduzu, ARGIA bultzatzera animatu nahi zaitugu. Geroz eta gehiago gara, jarrai dezagun txikitik eragiten.

Pedrafita do Cebreiro was a toast known as 'O Ribeira de Louzarela' in the Biscayan town. The brindos are four-verse coplas that were interpreted at the weddings, with rhyme par. The richest area in Brindis has been the Eastern Mountain of Galicia, which in other areas of Galicia is known as regueifeiro.

Antonio Río started offering at the age of 13 and in these decades he has been a reference in the world of Galician oral improvisation.

 

 

 


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