Contribution short abstract:

This presentation examines of power dynamics while conducting the revitalization project of "Cancionero Villenense" in Spain and the later compositional process and performing of “The Unknown Spanish Levant series” in Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, and Egypt from 2021 to 2024.

Contribution long abstract:

“The Unknown Spanish Levant series” covers the compilation of nine albums recorded in Spain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, and Egypt from 2021 to 2024. The album series entails the author´s compositions inspired by the revitalization of the “cancionero popular Villenense” -conducted by the author through the participation of more than 300 local people- and its historical coexistence with certain musical cultures across the world. This presentation focuses on the examination of power dynamics while conducting the revitalization project local and the later compositional process and performing of “The Unknown Spanish Levant series” in the countries abovementioned. In so doing, the notion of multimusicality -a concept previously used by the author to reconsider intercultural musical practices across regions over four continents since 2011- offers a valuable platform to examine “Shared Musical Knowledges and Creativity” locally and beyond the Iberian Peninsula.